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isle of skye |
isle of wight |
isle royal national park |
isles of langerhans |
isles of scilly |
islet
| islets of langerhans
| ism
| ismaelian
| ismaelite
| ismaili
islet
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun islet has 1 sense
- islet(n = noun.object) isle - a small island; Array is a kind of island
has particulars: perejil, isle of wight, wight
Derived form noun isle1
CIDE DICTIONARY
islet, n. [OF. islette (cf. F. îlot), dim. of isle.].
A little island. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
islet, n.
1 a small island.
2 Anat. a portion of tissue structurally distinct from surrounding tissues.
3 an isolated place.
1 a small island.
2 Anat. a portion of tissue structurally distinct from surrounding tissues.
3 an isolated place.
Idiom
islets of Langerhans Physiol. groups of pancreatic cells secreting insulin and glucagon.
Etymology
OF, dimin. of isle ISLE
ROGET THESAURUS
islet
Island
N island, isle, islet, eyot, ait, holf, reef, atoll, breaker, archipelago, islander, insular, seagirt, archipelagic, Fluids in Motion.
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