insulate

  • 41so adv — insulate v, disconsolately adv …

    English expressions

  • 42insulator — insulate ► VERB 1) protect by interposing material to prevent loss of heat or intrusion of sound. 2) cover with non conducting material to prevent the passage of electricity. 3) protect from something unpleasant. DERIVATIVES insulator noun.… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 43Installing building insulation — Due to the variety of building insulation materials available and the various building elements that may require insulation, there are a number of ways of installing building insulation.Where to insulateWhere to insulate depends on where your… …

    Wikipedia

  • 44Eschericia coli — Isolate I so*late ([imac] s[ o]*l[=a]t or [imac]s [ o]*l[=a]t; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Isolated} ([imac] s[ o]*l[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Isolating} ([imac] s[ o]*l[=a] t[i^]ng).] [It. isolato, p. p. of isolare to isolate, fr. isola… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 45Isolate — I so*late ([imac] s[ o]*l[=a]t or [imac]s [ o]*l[=a]t; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Isolated} ([imac] s[ o]*l[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Isolating} ([imac] s[ o]*l[=a] t[i^]ng).] [It. isolato, p. p. of isolare to isolate, fr. isola island, L.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 46Isolated — Isolate I so*late ([imac] s[ o]*l[=a]t or [imac]s [ o]*l[=a]t; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Isolated} ([imac] s[ o]*l[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Isolating} ([imac] s[ o]*l[=a] t[i^]ng).] [It. isolato, p. p. of isolare to isolate, fr. isola… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 47Isolating — Isolate I so*late ([imac] s[ o]*l[=a]t or [imac]s [ o]*l[=a]t; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Isolated} ([imac] s[ o]*l[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Isolating} ([imac] s[ o]*l[=a] t[i^]ng).] [It. isolato, p. p. of isolare to isolate, fr. isola… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 48Down feather — The down of birds is a layer of fine feathers found under the tougher exterior feathers. Very young birds are clad only in down. Powder down is a specialized type of down found only in a few groups of birds. Down is a fine thermal insulator and… …

    Wikipedia

  • 49insulation — noun 1. the state of being isolated or detached (Freq. 1) the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel • Syn: ↑insularity, ↑insularism, ↑detachment • Derivationally related forms: ↑insular ( …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 50i|so|late — «Y suh layt, IHS uh », verb, lat|ed, lat|ing, noun, adjective. –v.t. 1. to place apart; separate from others; keep alone: »People with contagious diseases should be isolated. It became the maxim of Tory statesmen that England should…isolate… …

    Useful english dictionary