| Acremonium |
the genus of fungi, formerly known as Cephalosporium, from which the antibiotic cephalosporin was originally isolated. Several species may cause disease in humans, esp. pneumonia. |
| alkali metal |
any of a group of highly reactive chemical elements, such as sodium and potassium, that are typically univalent cations forming various compounds, but that can be isolated as soft, low-density metals. |
| apart |
isolated; separate. [1/3 definitions] |
| Arcadia |
an isolated mountainous region in southern Greece, associated in ancient times with rustic simplicity and innocence. |
| backwoods |
(usu. used with a sing. verb) any primitive or isolated place. [1/4 definitions] |
| boondocks |
(slang) isolated, rural countryside (usu. prec. by "the"). |
| boonies |
(slang) isolated, rural countryside (usu. prec. by "the"). |
| cabin fever |
anxiety caused by being confined to a small space or isolated from other people for a length of time, as during winter. |
| cephalosporin |
any of a group of antibiotics originally isolated from fungi of the genus Acremonium (formerly known as Cephalosporium) used to treat bacterial infections. |
| chlorine |
a chemical element of the halogen group that has seventeen protons in each nucleus, occurs naturally only in compounds such as sodium chloride and chloroform, and can be isolated in pure form as a toxic yellow-green gas. (symbol: Cl) [1/2 definitions] |
| existentialism |
a philosophy that emphasizes alienation and anxiety caused by the isolated and unexplainable nature of an individual's experience within an indifferent world, and stresses absolute freedom of choice associated with bearing responsibility for one's acts. |
| fluorine |
an extremely reactive chemical element of the halogen group that has nine protons in each nucleus and that occurs naturally only in compounds such as fluoride salts, but that can be isolated in pure form as a yellowish, highly toxic gas. (symbol: F) |
| ghetto |
a sphere, activity, occupation, or the like in which people feel isolated or restricted, as if in a ghetto. [1/3 definitions] |
| hole |
an isolated cell in a prison. [1/9 definitions] |
| insular |
physically isolated; standing alone. [1/4 definitions] |
| in vacuo |
(Latin) in a vacuum; entirely alone or isolated. |
| iron |
a chemical element that has twenty-six protons in each nucleus and that occurs naturally in a variety of compounds such as minerals important in the earth's crust as well as the biologically essential cytochromes and hemoglobin, and that can be isolated in pure form as a silver-gray, dense, malleable metal that rusts rapidly in air, can be easily magnetized, and is widely used in a variety of alloys. (symbol: Fe) [1/16 definitions] |
| island |
something that resembles such a body of land, in being isolated from other matter, growth, or objects of its kind. [1/3 definitions] |
| isolation |
the act of isolating or state of being isolated. [1/3 definitions] |
| jumping-off place |
an isolated or remote area, considered as the edge of civilization. [1/2 definitions] |
| lithium |
an extremely reactive chemical element of the alkali metal group that has three protons in each nucleus, occurs naturally only in compounds such as salts, and can be isolated in pure form as a light soft solid. (symbol: Li) [1/2 definitions] |