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isolator

[v. ahy-suh-leyt; n., adj. ahy-suh-lit, -leyt]

i·so·late

[v. ahy-suh-leyt; n., adj. ahy-suh-lit, -leyt] verb, i·so·lat·ed, i·so·lat·ing, noun, adjective
verb (used with object)
1.
to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone.
2.
Medicine/Medical. to keep (an infected person) from contact with noninfected persons; quarantine.
3.
Chemistry, Bacteriology. to obtain (a substance or microorganism) in an uncombined or pure state.
4.
Electricity. to insulate.
5.
Television. to single out (a person, action, etc.) for a camera closeup.
noun
6.
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
7.
Psychology. a person, often shy or lacking in social skills, who avoids the company of others and has no friends within a group.
8.
Biology. an inbreeding population that is isolated from similar populations by physiological, behavioral, or geographic barriers.
9.
Also called language isolate. Linguistics. a language with no demonstrable genetic relationship, as Basque.
10.
something that has been isolated, as a by-product in a manufacturing process: an isolate of soy flour.

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Isolator is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
adjective
11.
isolated; alone.

Origin:
1800–10; back formation from isolated

i·so·la·tor, noun
re·i·so·late, verb (used with object), re·i·so·lat·ed, re·i·so·lat·ing.
un·i·so·late, verb (used with object), un·i·so·lat·ed, un·i·so·lat·ing.
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isolate
 
vb
1.  to place apart; cause to be alone
2.  med to quarantine (a person or animal) having or suspected of having a contagious disease
3.  to obtain (a compound) in an uncombined form
4.  to obtain pure cultures of (bacteria, esp those causing a particular disease)
5.  electronics to prevent interaction between (circuits, components, etc); insulate
 
n
6.  an isolated person or group
 
[C19: back formation from isolated, via Italian from Latin insulātus, literally: made into an island; see insulate]
 
'isolable
 
adj
 
isola'bility
 
n
 
'isolator
 
n

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