Definition of "islet" []

• A very small island: rocky islets off the coast. (noun)

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• "When the king wanted to buy a certain islet in the lagoon from the chief priest, McAllister said no."
• "They were the leading center in islet transplantation."
• "CR: The experts in islet cell technologies at the university were using a different protocol so I couldn't test my idea for a year."