isolant

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English isolate
Proto-Indo-European *-onts
Latin -ns
Latin -āns
Old French -antbor.
Proto-Indo-European *-onts
Proto-Germanic *-andz
Proto-West Germanic *-andī
Old English -ende
Middle English -ant
English -ant
English isolant

    From 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

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    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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