isolates
Cuts off completely
Isolates means separates from others or sets apart.
A scientist isolates a variable to study it independently.
A country isolates itself diplomatically.
In microbiology, an isolate is a pure strain of bacteria or virus obtained from a sample: The lab identified three distinct isolates of the pathogen.
To be isolated is to be alone or cut off: The storm isolated the mountain village for days.
Representative items for examination
- culturesCollective human practices
- strainsVarieties, injuries, or sifts
- samplesSmall test portions
- extractsRemoves or concentrated essences
colonies · microorganisms · bacteria · pathogens · viruses · incubation · centrifuge · pipette
Rejected, excluded people
- pariahsSocially rejected individuals
- lonersPeople preferring isolation
- misfitsThose who don't belong
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
excluded · shunned · ostracized · banished · exiled · rejected · abandoned · untouchables
Separation or emotional uninvolvement
- disconnectionState of being severed
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- alienationState of being isolated
- severanceTermination pay or disconnection
dissociation · disengagement · withdrawal · removal · segregation · exclusion · partition · division
Voluntary withdrawal from society
- hermitageSecluded religious dwelling
- reclusivenessState of avoiding society
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- withdrawalAct of taking away
introspection · contemplation · privacy · silence · remoteness · loner · recluse · hermit
Disease spread by contact
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
outbreak · epidemic · incubation · biohazard · exposure · transmission · immunocompromised · virology
specimens
Representative items for examination
extracts · colonies · microorganisms · bacteria · pathogens · viruses · incubation · centrifuge · pipette · reagent
outcasts
Rejected, excluded people
marginalized · excluded · shunned · ostracized · banished · exiled · rejected · abandoned · untouchables · outsiders
detachment
Separation or emotional uninvolvement
- disconnectionState of being severed
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- alienationState of being isolated
severance · dissociation · disengagement · withdrawal · removal · segregation · exclusion · partition · division · cleavage
seclusion
Voluntary withdrawal from society
- hermitageSecluded religious dwelling
- reclusivenessState of avoiding society
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
withdrawal · introspection · contemplation · privacy · silence · remoteness · loner · recluse · hermit · monasticism
contagion
Disease spread by contact
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
pandemic · outbreak · epidemic · incubation · biohazard · exposure · transmission · immunocompromised · virology · epidemiology
- recluseshermits, recluses, solitaries, loners, shut-ins
- cannabis sciencecannabinoids, THC, CBD, endocannabinoids, terpenes
- repelsrepels, wards off, keeps away, fends off, drives away
- cuts offdisconnects, severs, detaches, unplugs, shuts off
- localizespinpoints, identifies, situates, positions, places
- cannabinoidsTHC, CBD, delta-8, delta-9, CBC
isolatesintegrates
Combines into unified whole
includes · incorporates · assimilates · embraces · welcomes
- isolation wardSealed medical containment area
- social isolationLack of human contact
- working in isolation
- isolated communitiesSettlements with limited outside contact
- emotional isolationDisconnection from others' feelings
- home isolationStaying in during illness
isolated, isolate, isolation, isolating, isolationism, isolationist, isolations, isolator, isolationists