isolation
OED: SECOND EDITION 1989
(aslen, s-) [a. F. isolation (1791 in Hatz.-Darm.), n. of action from isoler to ISOLATE.]
1. a. The action of isolating; the fact or condition of being isolated or standing alone; separation from other things or persons; solitariness.
b. The obtaining of a chemical element or compound as a separate substance.
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