# isolates

Pronunciation: say "Y-suh-layts" US /ˈaɪsəˌleɪts/, UK /ˈaɪsəleɪts/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present of isolate. — third-person singular simple present indicative of isolate
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of isolate. Use this form after he, she, or it.
   - _The new software isolates the faulty section of code automatically._
   - _A strict quarantine isolates infected animals from the rest of the herd._

## Noun

Pronunciation: say "Y-suh-luhts" /ˈaɪ.sə.ləts/

2. Plural of isolate. — plural of isolate
   - Simple: Plural of isolate. Use this form when you mean more than one.
   - _The researchers compared several bacterial isolates collected during the outbreak._
   - _Basque and a handful of other isolates have no known related languages._

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