"isolator" meaning in English

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      "roman": "izolator",
      "sense": "transparent box where small animals are contained",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "изолатор"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "transparent box where small animals are contained",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Isolator"
    }
  ],
  "word": "isolator"
}