[ US /ˈaɪɫɪt/ ]
[ UK /ˈa‍ɪlət/ ]
NOUN
  1. a small island
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How To Use islet In A Sentence

  • If the cells or islets were not synchronized we would observe a flat, averaged signal even though the single cells and islets released insulin in pulses.
  • The northernmost point of land, the islet of Y’Ami in the Batan Islands, is separated from Taiwan by the Bashi Channel (c. 50 mi/80 km wide). Philippines
  • That means you're ready for the Tobago Cays, four deserted islets where the snorkeling and diving are unsurpassed, and there's plenty of room for sailboarding.
  • The group of uninhabited islets about 180 km north of Taiwan are claimed by Taiwan, China and Japan.
  • The shortage of human donor pancreases for islet cell transplantation has led to a search for alternative sources of islet cells.
  • The present study was therefore undertaken to compare the distribution of the three islet cell types in the native and in isolated islets of rats and monkeys by immunocytochemistry.
  • The disease is called pancreatic islet cell tumors, and they represent roughly 5% of all cases of pancreatic cancer. Pfizer Halts Sutent Study After Drug Shows Benefit
  • Within this ecoregion, the islets between the lava-covered terrain in Timanfaya National Park support 3 species of plants which are endemic to Lanzarote: Echium pitardii, Odontospermum intermedium, and Polycarpea robusta. Mediterranean acacia-argania dry woodlands and succulent thickets
  • The western group, corresponding with the ancient Pityusae or Pine Islands, also comprises two relatively large islands, Iviza (Spanish, Ibiza or, formerly, Ivica) and Formentera, with the islets of Ahorcados, Conejera, Pou and Espalmador. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy"
  • Highly endangered endemics include the Bermuda petrel (Pterodroma cahow), whose nesting sites are currently restricted to a few outlying islets, and the Bermuda skink (Eumeces longirostris). Bermuda subtropical conifer forests
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