verb🔗ShareTo set apart or cut off from others."The new student felt isolating himself by eating lunch alone every day. "societyhumanactionmindconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo place in quarantine or isolation."The doctor is isolating the patient with the contagious virus to prevent it from spreading. "medicinevirusdiseaseactionbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo separate a substance in pure form from a mixture."The scientist is isolating the specific protein from the blood sample to study its function. "chemistrysubstancesciencebiochemistryprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo insulate, or make free of external influence."The scientist is isolating the virus in a controlled environment to study it without any outside contamination. "environmentmedicinesocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture."The microbiologist is isolating a specific strain of E. coli from the original sample to study its unique characteristics. "biologymicroorganismmedicinescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity."The electrician is isolating the wires before starting the repairs to prevent electric shock. "electronicstechnicalelectricenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of languages) having low morpheme per word ratio and no inflectional morpheme"The linguistic textbook explained how Mandarin Chinese is an isolating language, meaning words are often single morphemes and don't change form for things like tense or plural. "languagelinguisticsgrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
