islet

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: is=let

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.

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.