isolate

  1. Verb.  (transitive) To set apart or cut off from others.
  2. Verb.  (transitive) To place in quarantine or isolation.
  3. Verb.  (transitive, chemistry) To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To insulate, or make free of external influence.
  5. Verb.  (transitive, microbiology) To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity.
  7. Noun.  Something that has been isolated.

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