plural of protein isolate

(chemistry, physics) a technique for maintaining reactive molecules in an inert material at low temperature for spectroscopic study

plural of isolated system

(sound, headphones) the property of blocking off outside sound through use of materials that reduce sound transmission from the exterior environment into the interior environment

(basketball) A goal attempt that does not result from a direct pass.

(physics) A system that does not interact with its surroundings. Depending on context this may mean that its total energy and/or momentum stay constant. In thermodynamics, isolated is usually used to indicate that the system's energy does not change. In mechanics it is used to indicate that the system's momentum does not change.

(chess) A pawn that has no friendly pawn on an adjacent file.

(Canada) Additional money paid to workers based in remote communities to compensate for higher living and travel costs.

plural of isolated pawn

(linguistics) A natural language with no proven genetic relationship to another language.