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isolate
has definitions from the field of chemistry
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[ verb ] place or set apart
Synonyms Examples "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates" Used in print (J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)There is a difference in the experimental arrangement , in_that the U.S. microphones are attached directly to the vehicle skin while the Russian instruments are isolated from the skin . (Clifford H. Pope, The Giant Snakes....)The best way to determine the correct figure ( in captives ) is by direct observation of pairs isolated from birth , a method that produced surprising results : maturing of a male Indian_python in less_than two years , his mate in less_than three ; data on the boa_constrictor about match this . (Clement Greenberg, "Collage" in his Art and...)Instead of isolating the literal flatness by specifying and circumscribing it , the pasted paper or cloth releases and spreads it , and the artist seems to have nothing left but this undepicted flatness with which to finish as_well_as start his picture . In_order to be saved , plasticity had had to be isolated ; and as the aspect of the subject was transposed into those clusters of more_or_less interchangeable and contour obliterating facet-planes by which plasticity was isolated under the Cubist method , the subject itself became largely unrecognizable . In_order to be saved , plasticity had had to be isolated ; and as the aspect of the subject was transposed into those clusters of more_or_less interchangeable and contour obliterating facet-planes by which plasticity was isolated under the Cubist method , the subject itself became largely unrecognizable . Related terms discriminate seclude cloister maroon ghettoize segregate quarantine insulation |
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[ verb ] (chemistry) obtain in pure form, in chemistry or medicine
Examples "The chemist managed to isolate the compound" Used in print (Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)The most conclusively identified is L - 5 - vinyl - 2 - thio_oxazolidone , which was isolated from rutabaga ( Greer , 1950 ) . The first attempts to isolate TSH came a decade later , when Janssen and Loeser ( 1931 ) used trichloroacetic_acid to separate the soluble TSH from insoluble impurities . In the last few years , the application of chromatographic and other modern techniques to the problem of isolating TSH has led to further purification ( Bates and Condliffe , 1960 ; Pierce , Carsten and Wynston , 1960 ) . Related terms |
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[ verb ] set apart from others
Synonyms Examples "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on" Used in print (Hugh Kelly and Ted Ziehe, "Glossary Lookup Made Easy"...)When an occurrence * * f is isolated during text reading , a random_memory address * * f , the address of a cell in the X-region , is computed from the form of * * f . Related terms |
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[ verb ] separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them
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