isolant

noun

isolant

noun

Etymology From isolate + -ant.

1

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:

Related terms: isolatee, isolator

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