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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•su•lin /ˈɪnsəlɪn, ˈɪnsyə-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Biochemistrya hormone that controls how glucose is absorbed and used by the body.
- Drugsany of several preparations of this substance, used for treating diabetes.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•su•lin (in′sə lin, ins′yə-),USA pronunciation n. - Biochemistrya polypeptide hormone, produced by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas, that regulates the metabolism of glucose and other nutrients.
- Drugs[Pharm.]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.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: insulin /ˈɪnsjʊlɪn/ n - 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
Etymology: 20th Century: from New Latin insula islet (of the pancreas) + -in |