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Synonyms

insulation, seclusion, segregation, sequestration, solitude; also loneliness, lonesomeness; confinement, incarceration, internment, quarantine; retirement, withdrawal

iso·la·tion·ism noun : a policy of national isolation by abstention from international political and economic relations

— iso·la·tion·ist noun or adjective

iso·mer noun : any of two or more chemical compounds that contain the same numbers of atoms of the same elements but differ in structural arrangement and properties

— iso·mer·ic adjective

— isom·er·ism noun

iso·met·rics noun singular or plural : exercise involving a series of brief and intense contractions of muscles against each other or against an immovable resistance

— iso·met·ric adjective

iso·prene noun : a hydrocarbon used esp. in making synthetic rubber

isos·ce·les adjective : having two equal sides

iso·therm noun : a line on a map connecting points having the same temperature

iso·ther·mal adjective : of, relating to, or marked by equality of temperature

iso·tope noun [ORIGIN: Gk isos equal + topos place]

: any of the forms of a chemical element that differ chiefly in the number of neutrons in an atom

— iso·to·pic adjective

— iso·to·pi·cal·ly adverb

Isr abbreviation Israel; Israeli

Is·rae·li noun, plural Israelis also Israeli : a native or inhabitant of Israel

— Israeli adjective

Is·ra·el·ite noun : a member of the Hebrew people descended from Jacob

is·su·ance noun : the act of issuing or giving out esp. officially

Synonyms

allocation, dispensation, distribution, division—more at DISTRIBUTION

1issue noun [ORIGIN: ME, exit, proceeds, fr. AF, fr. issir to come out, go out, fr. L. exire, fr. ire to go]

1 : the action of going, coming, or flowing out : EGRESS, EMERGENCE

2 : a means or place of going out : EXIT, OUTLET

3 : the product of the reproductive processes of an animal or plant : OFFSPRING, PROGENY

4 : OUTCOME, RESULT

5 : a point of debate or controversy; also : the point at which an unsettled matter is ready for a decision

6 : a discharge (as of blood) from the body

7 : something coming forth from a specified source

8 : the act of officially giving out or printing : PUBLICATION; also : the quantity of things given out at one time

Synonyms

[3] offspring, posterity, progeny, seed, spawn—more at OFFSPRING

[7] aftermath, conclusion, consequence, corollary, development, effect, fate, fruit, outcome, outgrowth, product, result, resultant, sequence, upshot—more at EFFECT

2issue verb is·sued; is·su·ing 1 : to go, come, or flow out

2 : to come forth or cause to come forth : EMIT

3 : ACCRUE

4 : to descend from a specified parent or ancestor

5 : to result in

6 : to put forth or distribute officially

7 : to send out for sale or circulation : PUBLISH

8 : EMANATE, RESULT

— is·su·er noun

Synonyms

[2] cast, discharge, emit, exhale, expel, release, shoot, vent—more at EMIT

[7] get out, print, publish—more at PUBLISH

1-ist noun suffix 1 : one that performs a (specified) action : one that makes or produces

2 : one that plays a (specified) musical instrument

3 : one that operates a (specified) mechanical instrument or contrivance

4 : one that specializes in a (specified) art or science or skill

5 : one that adheres to or advocates a (specified) doctrine or system or code of behavior or that of a (specified) individual

2-ist adjective suffix : -ISTIC

isth·mi·an adjective : of, relating to, or situated in or near an isthmus

isth·mus noun : a narrow strip of land connecting two larger portions of land

-is·tic or -is·ti·cal adjective suffix : of, relating to, or characteristic of

1it pronoun 1 : that one — used of a lifeless thing, a plant, a person or animal, or an abstract entity <~'s a big building> <~'s a shade tree>

2 — used as a subject of an impersonal verb that expresses a condition