To insulate, or make free of external influence.
To self-isolate.
To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture.
To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.
To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity.
To set apart or cut off from others.
To place in quarantine or isolation.
Something that has been isolated.
To expand from a compacted state; to uncompress computer data etc.
Not compact; incompact.