Isolate
Isolate (ī"so*lāt or īs"o*lāt; 277) , transitive verb
[Italian isolato, past participle of isolare to isolate, from isola island, Latin insula. See 2d Isle, and compare Insulate.]
1.
To place in a detached situation; to place by itself or alone; to insulate; to separate from others; as, to isolate an infected person from others; to isolate the troublemakers in a classroom.
Short isolated sentences were the mode in which ancient wisdom delighted to convey its precepts.
2.
(Electricity) To insulate. See Insulate.
3.
(Chemistry) To separate (a substance) from all foreign substances; to make pure; to obtain in a free state; as, to isolate the desired product from a reaction mixture.
4.
(Microbiology) To obtain a culture of a microorganism in pure form (from a complex mixture); as, to isolate Eschericia coli from a patient's blood.
Isolate (ī"so*lat or īs"o*lāt`) , noun
Something that has been isolated; as, an isolate of a powerful antibiotic from a tropical plant; an isolate of tuberculosis bacillus from an infected patient.