islet
noun/ˈaɪ.lət/
Etymology From Middle French islette. By surface analysis, is(le) + -let. Mostly displaced native Middle English eyt, eit and Middle English holm, holme (See eyot and holm for more).
1
A small island.
- There is an islet on the other side of this body of water.
2
Biology, Natural sciences An isolated piece of tissue that has a specific function.
- Derived terms
- interislet, intraislet, isleted, islet of Langerhans, neoislet, pseudoislet
- Related terms
- islets of Langerhans