isolatable
Able to separate
Isolatable describes something capable of being separated from its surroundings or identified as a distinct element.
A scientist might determine whether a compound is isolatable from a mixture, or a programmer might ask whether a bug is isolatable to a specific module.
The word appears most often in technical and scientific contexts: The bacteria proved isolatable from the tissue sample.
Also spelled isolable.
Able to be unfastened
- removableCapable of being detached
- extractableAble to be withdrawn
- separableCapable of being divided
- severableAble to be parted
disconnectable · divisible · partitionable · distinguishable · differentiable · segmentable · cleavable · splittable
Able to be recognized
- measurableAble to be gauged
- quantifiableAble to be measured
- definableCapable of being described
- determinableAble to be established
traceable · testable · verifiable · observable · detectable · pinpointable · localizable · diagnosable
Transmissible between people
- infectiousAble to spread disease
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
- exposedOut in open
- symptomaticShowing signs of disease
biohazardous · immunocompromised · communicable · transmissible · carrier · outbreak · patient · case
Divided into isolated sections
- encapsulatedContained within a covering
- sequesteredRemoved from contact
- partitionedDivided into distinct sections
- enclosedSurrounded and sealed within
chambered · sectioned · cordoned · bounded · segregated · walled-off · sealed · confined
detachable
Able to be unfastened
- removableCapable of being detached
- extractableAble to be withdrawn
- separableCapable of being divided
severable · disconnectable · divisible · partitionable · distinguishable · differentiable · segmentable · cleavable · splittable · decoupled
identifiable
Able to be recognized
- measurableAble to be gauged
- quantifiableAble to be measured
- definableCapable of being described
determinable · traceable · testable · verifiable · observable · detectable · pinpointable · localizable · diagnosable · attributable
contagious
Transmissible between people
- infectiousAble to spread disease
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
- exposedOut in open
symptomatic · biohazardous · immunocompromised · communicable · transmissible · carrier · outbreak · patient · case · contact
compartmentalized
Divided into isolated sections
- encapsulatedContained within a covering
- sequesteredRemoved from contact
- partitionedDivided into distinct sections
enclosed · chambered · sectioned · cordoned · bounded · segregated · walled-off · sealed · confined · boxed
variable
Prone to fluctuation
pathogen · element · factor · component · gene · protein · enzyme · bacterium · virus · isotope
isolatableinseparable
Unable to be divided
indivisible · unextractable · integrated · unseparable · fused
isolated, isolate, isolation, peninsula, insulate, insular, insulation, isolating, insulated