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Showing words for INSULIN using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Insulin

insulin, inulins

6 Letter Words for Insulin

inulin, linins

5 Letter Words for Insulin

linin, linns, sunni, unsin, usnin

4 Letter Words for Insulin

inns, liin, linn, lins, lisu, lunn, nils, nisi, nuns, suni, sunn, unis

3 Letter Words for Insulin

inn, ins, isl, isn, lin, lis, nil, nis, nul, nun, nus, sil, sin, sui, sun, uni, unl, unn, uns

Definitions for Insulin

[1] Biochemistry . a polypeptide hormone, produced by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas, that regulates the metabolism of glucose and other nutrients.
[2] Pharmacology . any of several commercial preparations of this substance, each of which allows a particular rate of absorption into the system: genetically engineered or obtained from the pig or ox pancreas, and used in the treatment of diabetes to restore the normal ability of the body to utilize sugars and other carbohydrates.
[3] a protein hormone, secreted in the pancreas by the islets of Langerhans, that controls the concentration of glucose in the blood. Insulin deficiency results in diabetes mellitus

Words nearby Insulin

insulate, insulating tape, insulation, insulative, insulator, insulin, insulin pump, insulin reaction, insulin resistance, insulin shock, insulin-antagonizing factor

Origin of Insulin

First recorded in 1910–15; insul(a) + -in2

Word origin for Insulin

C20: from New Latin insula islet (of the pancreas) + -in