isolable

[ ahy-suh-luh-buhl, is-uh- ]

/ ˈaɪ sə lə bəl, ˈɪs ə- /

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adjective

capable of being isolated.

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Origin of isolable

First recorded in 1850–55; isol(ate) + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM isolable

i·so·la·bil·i·ty, nounnon·i·so·la·ble, adjective

Words nearby isolable

isohydric, isohyet, isoionic point, isokeraunic, isokinetic exercise, isolable, isolatable, isolate, isolated, isolated camera, isolated pawn

How to use isolable in a sentence

The only other fairly isolable element of a radical socialistic complexion is found among the students of modern science.
The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation and Other Essays|Thorstein Veblen
We shall see that matter has a tendency to constitute isolable systems, that can be treated geometrically.
Creative Evolution|Henri Bergson