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The known is finite, the unknown infinite; intellectually we stand on an islet in the midst of an illimitable ocean of inexplicability. Our business in every generation is to reclaim a little more land, to add something to the extent and the solidity of our possessions.
Thomas Huxley

Meaning of "islet" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ISLET

From Old French islette.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ISLET

islet  [ˈaɪlɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ISLET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Islet is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ISLET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of islet in the English dictionary

The definition of islet in the dictionary is a small island.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ISLET


billet
ˈbɪlɪt
dinoflagellate
ˌdaɪnəʊˈflædʒɪlɪt
distillate
ˈdɪstɪlɪt
eyelet
ˈaɪlɪt
filet
ˈfɪlɪt
fillet
ˈfɪlɪt
gillet
ˈdʒɪlɪt
millet
ˈmɪlɪt
Millett
ˈmɪlɪt
pistillate
ˈpɪstɪlɪt
playlet
ˈpleɪlɪt
quillet
ˈkwɪlɪt
rillet
ˈrɪlɪt
skillet
ˈskɪlɪt
smilet
ˈsmaɪlɪt
stylet
ˈstaɪlɪt
toilet
ˈtɔɪlɪt
twilit
ˈtwaɪlɪt
umbellate
ˈʌmbɪlɪt
willet
ˈwɪlɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ISLET

isle
Isle of Dogs
Isle of Man
Isle of Pines
Isle of Portland
Isle of Sheppey
Isle of Thanet
Isle of Wight
Isle of Youth
Isle Royale
isleless
isleman
islesman
isleted
islets of Langerhans
Islington
islomania

WORDS THAT END LIKE ISLET

ballet
bracelet
bullet
chalet
corslet
cross crosslet
crosslet
factory outlet
gilet
goslet
harslet
haslet
let
outlet
scarlet
servlet
tablet
violet
wallet
Winslet

Synonyms and antonyms of islet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «islet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ISLET

Find out the translation of islet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of islet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «islet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

胰岛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

islote
570 millions of speakers

English

islet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आइलेट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جزيرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

островок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ilhota
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্ষুদ্র দ্বীপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

îlot
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pulau kecil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Inselchen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

小島
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pulo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cù lao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஐலண்ட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आइलेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

adacık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

isolotto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wysepka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

острівець
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

insulita
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νησάκι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eiland
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ö
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

holme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of islet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ISLET»

The term «islet» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.265 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ISLET» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about islet

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QUOTES WITH «ISLET»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word islet.
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Thomas Huxley
The known is finite, the unknown infinite; intellectually we stand on an islet in the midst of an illimitable ocean of inexplicability. Our business in every generation is to reclaim a little more land, to add something to the extent and the solidity of our possessions.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ISLET»

Discover the use of islet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to islet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Islet Transplantation and Beta Cell Replacement Therapy
Edited by a surgeon and an endocrinologist at the forefront of the technology, this volume considers challenges associated with this procedure including lack of sufficient donor organs and the side effects of immunosuppressive therapy, as ...
A. M. James Shapiro, James A. M. Shaw, 2007
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Pancreas, Islet and Stem Cell Transplantation for Diabetes
Rev. ed. of: Pancreas and islet transplantation.
Nadey S. Hakim, Robert J. Stratta, Derek Gray, 2010
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Pancreas and islet transplantation
This book provides a comprehensive and international review of the recent advances in pancreas and islet transplantation.
Nadey S. Hakim, Robert Stratta, Derek Gray, 2002
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Medical Physiology: Principles for Clinical Medicine
cell types are arranged in each islet in a pattern suggesting a highly organized cellular community, in which paracrine influences may play an important role in determining hormone secretion rates (Fig. 34.1). Further evidence that cell-to-cell  ...
Rodney Rhoades, David R. Bell, 2009
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MRI Studies of In-vitro Perfused Pancreatic Islet Cell ...
The further development of endocrine replacement therapy for the treatment of diabetes depend on the availability of high quality islets and addressing unresolved issues such as functional islet mass engraftment rate, cell apoptosis, and ...
Suraj Dilip Serai, 2008
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Methods of Tissue Engineering
Thierry Berney, Antonello Pileggi, R. Damaris Molano, and Camillo Ricordi INTRODUCTION Islet of Langerhans transplantation is gaining increasing attention and support as a viable strategy to cure type 1 diabetes [1]. An islet transplantation ...
Anthony Atala, Robert Paul Lanza, 2002
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Predicting Clinical Outcomes: An Exploratory Analysis of the ...
In April 1996, Lakey et al. attempted to reduce the variability in the yield of islet isolations and to determine key donor factors by retrospectively reviewing 153 human islet isolations over a three year period that led to a successful isolation ...
Nicole Christine Close, 2007
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Development, Characterization, and Assessment of a ...
CHAPTER 3 A 3-DIMENSIONAL TISSUE-ENGINEERED PREVASCULARIZED CONSTRUCT FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING ISLET CELL SURVIVAL Introduction One current approach to enhancing the function of transplanted islet  ...
Alton Michael Hiscox, 2008
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Structural Studies of Islet Amyloid Polypeptide
The aggregation potential of human amylin determines its cytotoxicity towards islet Beta-cells. FEBS Journal 273: 3614-3624. Koo, B.W., and Miranker, A.D. 2005. Contribution of the intrinsic disulfide to the assembly mechanism of islet amyloid ...
Jed John William Wiltzius, 2008
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Color Atlas of Cytology, Histology, and Microscopic Anatomy
Clusters of endocrine cells are found in a sea of pancreatic exocrine cell They are clusters of vascularized epithelium, called the islets ofLangerhar (Paul Langerhans, 1847-1888), or simple islet cells. Exocrine pancreatic cel and islet cells ...
Wolfgang Kühnel, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ISLET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term islet is used in the context of the following news items.
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Taiwan promotes its island claim in South China Sea | TODAYonline
Taiwan's design for its 1,400-metre-long, 400-metre-wide islet contrasts to the campaigns by China and Vietnam to landfill multiple islets, build ... «TODAYonline, Jul 15»
2
Top Asian News at 1:00 p.m. GMT - Yahoo News
... humanitarian aid on the sea's largest natural islet to seek international approval for easing tension. Taiwan's unusual use of Taiping Island in ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
3
Dancing with Darwin in the Galapagos | Kate Convissor
... the open ocean. A couple hours later, as I sidestepped sea lions lazing on the beach on idyllic Mosquera Islet, I began to feel the magic. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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The Four Navies Of Fiji | Fiji Sun
... for several days in the hot sun and then realeased to work on the fortification of Betio Islet which was near the entrance to Tarawa Lagoon. «Fiji Sun Online, Jul 15»
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Second Week Of 2015 Excavations At Landsjö – Aardvarchaeology
We've also identified the foundation of his home, just east of trench F at the islet's highest point: a flat rectangular surface with foundation frame ... «ScienceBlogs, Jul 15»
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Researchers Find That Ancestors' Diets Determine Vulnerability To …
Associate Professor Hardikar is an Australian Future Fellow (ARC) and Group leader, Diabetes and Islet Biology at the NHMRC Clinical Trials ... «Diabetes News Journal, Jul 15»
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Johnny Depp buys a Greek island | Neos Kosmos
The Hollywood star has arranged a trip to check out his new property, a small islet in the Dodecanese region, according to the Athens ... «Neos Kosmos, Jul 15»
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Paul Gauguin Cruises Debuts Its 2016 Tahiti, French Polynesia …
Off the coast of Taha'a lies the islet of Motu Mahana for enjoying a day of watersports, Polynesian activities, a sumptuous barbecue feast, and ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
9
Will George Clooney Sell Mexican and Italian Villas? | Variety
... a late 17th-century, Grade II listed Georgian mansion a semi-private five-acre islet in the River Thames in the sleepy hamlet of Sonning Eye, ... «Variety, Jul 15»
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Form 8-K Islet Sciences, Inc For: Jul 13
As previously reported in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 9, 2015 by Islet Sciences, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), ... «StreetInsider.com, Jul 15»

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