isolant en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English isolate Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English isolant From isolate + -ant.
Meanings
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That which is isolated from something else.
Monodictys austrinia was previously reported as an isolant from soil at McMurdo (Tubaki and Asano, 1965), an obviously contaminated area.
1972, Antarctic Journal of the United States, volumes 7-8, page 258:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| isolants | Number=Plur | lexicographic |