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to preisolate

to preisolate

9.8
Separate something ahead of a process or experiment
  • verb
  • Specialized
: preaislar
  • To ensure accurate results, scientists often preisolate the bacteria before testing.

Examples

  • The researchers preisolated the compound to reduce contamination in subsequent steps.

  • It's important to preisolate the protein samples ahead of the main experiment.

  • We need to preisolate the samples before testing.

  • The technician preisolated the virus for analysis.

  • To ensure the experiment's success, we must preisolate each sample beforehand.

  • Before starting the experiment, it's vital to preisolate the reagents to avoid cross-contamination.

  • For better accuracy in their measurements, the team decided to preisolate the variables in advance.

How Early

to preisolate
  • Specialized
9.8
to isolate
204 4.2

Surface Forms

preisolate infinitive
preisolated past
preisolated past participle
preisolating present participle
preisolates third person singular

Morphology

preisolate = isolate (transparent) = pre + isolate

The meaning is a straightforward application of 'pre-' meaning 'in advance' to the verb 'isolate'.

Etymology

Preisolate is made of pre- meaning 'before' and isolate meaning 'to separate'. So to preisolate something is to 'separate it before' the main step, a careful first action to keep experiments or processes clean and accurate.