isolable

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adjective

Able to be isolated.

First used mid-19th c.Scrabble 10

Meanings

adjectiveisolable (comparative more isolable, superlative most isolable)

comparative more isolable · superlative most isolable

  1. Able to be isolated.First known use mid-19th c.

    Synonyms: isolatable

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveAble to be isolated.

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More synonyms by meaning

adjectivecapable of being isolated or disjoined

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Origin

Originally (c. 1840) in chemistry, from isolate (possibly influenced by soluble), + -able

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Translations

Irish soscartha, sodhealaithe
  • soscarthaable to be isolated
  • sodhealaitheable to be isolated
Italian isolabile
  • isolabileable to be isolated

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Chicago

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