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isolates

SayY-suh-laytsUS/ˈaɪsəˌleɪts/UK/ˈaɪsəleɪts/
As a nounY-suh-luhts

2 meanings of isolates

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  1. 1
    verb
    Third-person singular present of isolate. Use this form after he, she, or it.

    The hospital isolates patients who have a contagious illness.

    She isolates each variable to see what changes the result.

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  2. 2
    noun
    Plural of isolate. Use this form when you mean more than one.

    The scientists studied several isolates taken from sick patients.

    These isolates were kept in separate dishes so they would not mix.

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isolates is a form of isolate

isolate, verb: To keep a person or thing apart from everyone or everything else. Full entry

Forms
isolateisolates he/she/itisolating -ing formisolated past tense, past participle
Spelling
isolate → isolates: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /s/.

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