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Definition of insulin noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

insulin

noun
 
/ˈɪnsjəlɪn/
 
/ˈɪnsəlɪn/
 [uncountable]
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  1. a chemical substance produced in the body that controls the amount of sugar in the blood (by influencing the rate at which it is removed); a similar artificial substance given to people whose bodies do not produce enough naturally
    • insulin-dependent diabetes
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryInsulin is used before these nouns:
    • injection
    • production
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    Topics Biologyc2, Healthcarec2
    Word Originearly 20th cent.: from Latin insula ‘island’ + -in.
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