isolator
See also: Isolator
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Etymology edit
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isolator (plural isolators)
- An electrical device that detects short circuits and isolates them.
- A device that isolates something from the surrounding environment to keep it sterile.
- 2007, PHARMACEUTICAL INSPECTION CO-OPERATION SCHEME, ISOLATORS USED FOR ASEPTIC PROCESSING AND STERILITY TESTING, Recommendation, picscheme.org, p.1
- The term ‘Isolator’ as used in the Pharmaceutical Industry covers a variety of pieces of equipment. One group has the main objective of providing containment for the handling of dangerous materials either aseptically or not. Another group has the main objective of providing a microbiologically controlled environment within which aseptic operations can be carried out.
- 2011, WHO, Annex 6: WHO good manufacturing practices for sterile pharmaceutical products, WHO Technical Report Series, No. 961, 2011, who.int, p.18
- The use of isolator technology to minimize human interventions in processing areas may result in a significant decrease in the risk of microbial contamination of aseptically manufactured products from the environment. There are many possible designs of isolators and transfer devices .
- 2007, PHARMACEUTICAL INSPECTION CO-OPERATION SCHEME, ISOLATORS USED FOR ASEPTIC PROCESSING AND STERILITY TESTING, Recommendation, picscheme.org, p.1
- A transparent box for holding small live animals.
- 2009, Official Journal of the European Union, DIRECTIVE 2009/41/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 6 May 2009 on the contained use of genetically modified micro-organisms, DIRECTIVES, eur-lex.europa.eu
- Filters on isolators or isolated room. Isolators: transparent boxes where small animals are contained within or outside a cage; for large animals, isolated rooms may be more appropriate.
- 2009, Official Journal of the European Union, DIRECTIVE 2009/41/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 6 May 2009 on the contained use of genetically modified micro-organisms, DIRECTIVES, eur-lex.europa.eu
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electrical device that detects short circuits
transparent box where small animals are contained
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isolator (first-person possessive isolatorku, second-person possessive isolatormu, third-person possessive isolatornya)
- (physics) insulator: a substance that does not transmit heat (thermal insulator), sound (acoustic insulator) or electricity (electrical insulator).
- Antonym: konduktor
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- “isolator” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
isolator m (definite singular isolatoren, indefinite plural isolatorer, definite plural isolatorene)
- an insulator (object or material that does not conduct electricity; a non-conductor)
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- “isolator” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
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isolator m (definite singular isolatoren, indefinite plural isolatorar, definite plural isolatorane)
- an insulator (as above)
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- “isolator” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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isolator c
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Declension of isolator | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | isolator | isolatorn | isolatorer | isolatorerna |
Genitive | isolators | isolatorns | isolatorers | isolatorernas |