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isolate /iso·late/ (i´sah-lāt)
1. to separate from others.
2. a group of individuals prevented by geographic, genetic, ecologic, social, or artificial barriers from interbreeding with others of their kind.

i·so·late (s-lt)
v.
1. To set apart or cut off from others.
2. To place in quarantine.
3. To separate a pure strain from a mixed bacterial or fungal culture.
4. To separate or remove a chemical substance out of a combined mixture.
5. To separate experiences or memories from the emotions relating to them.
n. (-lt, -lt)
A bacterial or fungal strain that has been isolated.

iso·lator n.

isolate
[ī′səlāt]
Etymology: It, isolare, to detach
1 to separate a pure chemical substance from a mixture.
2 to derive from any source a pure culture of a microorganism.
3 to prevent an individual from having contact with the rest of a population.

isolate (īˑ·s·lt),
n the term for a single component, which has been separated from a volatile mixture.

isolate
1. to separate from others, or set apart.
2. a group of individuals prevented by geographic, genetic, ecological or social barriers from interbreeding with others of their kind.
3. a population of microorganisms that has been obtained in pure culture from a field case or location.


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