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Examples of islet in a Sentence
landed the boat on a tiny islet that we had all to ourselves
Recent Examples on the Web
The study researchers hope their regeneration technique could lead to a new diabetes treatment that might be more accessible compared with existing therapies such as human islet cell transplants or whole pancreas transplants.
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Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 29 July 2024
Florian Gaertner/Getty Images A brief pedalo ride will take you from the mainland to this set of four islets.
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Samia Qaiyum, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2024
According to legend, the islet upon which the church stands was created by two sailors who saw an icon of Madonna and Child on a rock in the bay in 1452.
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Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2024
Greece, which has more than 6,000 islands and islets, has four winners on the list: Milos (No. 4), Crete (No. 6), Corfu and the Ionian Islands (No. 20), and Páros (No. 24).
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Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Islet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/islet. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
Kids Definition
islet
noun
is·let
ˈī-lət
1
: a little island
Medical Definition
islet
noun
is·let
ˈī-lət
: a small isolated mass of one type of tissue within a different type
specifically
: islet of langerhans
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