islet
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islets
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Etymology
Origin of islet
From the Middle French word islette, dating back to 1530–40. See isle, -et
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Along with another islet, Siri, "these islands have been fortified, turned into mini-fortresses with anti-ship missiles", Pierre Razoux from the France-based Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Studies told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Along with another islet, Siri, "these islands have been fortified, turned into mini-fortresses with anti-ship missiles", Pierre Razoux from the France-based Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Studies told AFP recently.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
First, islet transplants depend on donor tissue, and there are not enough beta cells available.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 2, 2026
In a separate group of animals with long-standing Type 1 diabetes, nine out of nine were cured after receiving the combined blood stem cell and islet cell transplant.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2025
The water had receded from the islet and the boat was once again resting on the sand beneath the coconut trees.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
Iran claims three disputed islets -- Lesser Tunb, Greater Tunb and Abu Musa -- in the middle of the Gulf, which are also claimed by the United Arab Emirates.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Indonesia maintains it has no maritime disputes with China in the South China Sea, unlike other Asian nations, and does not contest ownership of reefs or islets there.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
Those in larger islets were still attacked, but were more durable allowing patients to still produce low levels of insulin which reduced the severity of their disease.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025
Fu says mAb43 binds to a small protein on the surface of beta cells, which dwell in clusters called islets.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 29, 2024
By two in the morning, they were down far enough to see rocky islets below them.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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