isolable

Able to separate

Isolable describes something that can be separated out or set apart from other things.

In chemistry and biology, an isolable compound or organism is one that can be extracted and studied independently from its original mixture or environment.

The term appears most often in technical contexts where researchers need to distinguish substances that can be physically separated from those that exist only fleetingly or in combination with others.

separable

detachable

Able to be unfastened

separableCapable of being divided
divisibleAble to be separated
segmentableAble to be partitioned

cleavable · splittable · disconnectable · partitionable · extractable · removable · severable · dissectible · discrete · modular

extractable

purifiable

Able to be cleansed

distillableAble to be purified
refinableAble to be purified
filterableCan be separated out

recoverable · concentrate · crystallizable · soluble · separable · derivable · obtainable · harvestable · collectable · absorbable

quarantinable

contagious

Transmissible between people

infectiousAble to spread disease
containableAble to be restrained
communicableCapable of being spread

transmissible · excludable · removable · detainable · segregable

scientific

variable

Prone to fluctuation

compoundCombined into one
specimenIndividual for examination
pathogenDisease-causing microorganism

microorganism · bacterium · virus · strain · gene · protein · molecule · enzyme · cell · culture

Opposites

separability

isolableinseparable

Unable to be divided

inextricable · entangled · indivisible · confounded · bound

individuation

isolablediffuse

Spread thinly throughout

distributed · collective · systemic · holistic · aggregate

Family

isolated, isolate, isolation, peninsula, insulate, insular, isolating, isolates, isolationism

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