isolant

English

Etymology

isolate + -ant

Noun

isolant (plural isolants)

  1. That which is isolated from something else.
    • 1972, Antarctic Journal of the United States, volumes 7-8, page 258:
      Monodictys austrinia was previously reported as an isolant from soil at McMurdo (Tubaki and Asano, 1965), an obviously contaminated area.

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Verb

isolant

  1. gerund of isolar

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.zɔ.lɑ̃/
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Participle

isolant

  1. present participle of isoler

Adjective

isolant (feminine isolante, masculine plural isolants, feminine plural isolantes)

  1. insulating
    Antonym: conducteur
  2. (linguistics, of a language) isolating

Noun

isolant m (plural isolants)

  1. insulator
    Antonym: conducteur

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