ISLET


Meaning of ISLET in English

noun

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

At the back he eroded the once rectangular lawn into undulating islets of herbaceous beds and fruit trees.

Grabbing an islet would be the next step, said Tim Ding, a sociologist and opinion poll researcher for Gallup.

However, this generalization is evidently unwarranted since activation has been reported in rat pancreatic islet cells { 101, 115 }.

In 1951, some nesting burrows, occupied, were found on islets near Castle Roads.

On the far side of the islet the rocks plunged precipitously away into a mesmeric blind indigo.

Røst is actually a small group of islets rather than a single island, and a haven for birds in the spring.

They moored in the evenings to various of the islets which dotted the river.

Tumors of the islet cells lead to severe hypoglycemia.

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