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amylin

US/ˈæm.əl.ɪn/

amylin noun: the dextrin of starch.

Noun

amylin (uncountable)

  1. The dextrin of starch.
  2. A pancreatic polypeptide hormone that is secreted with insulin by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans, that is a major component of the amyloid deposits found outside beta cells in those affected with type 2 diabetes, and that inhibits the glucose synthesis stimulated by insulin in skeletal muscles.

Origin of amylin

From amyl- + -in.

Words formed from amylin

Questions about amylin

What does amylin mean?
Amylin means the dextrin of starch.
What part of speech is amylin?
Amylin is a noun.
How do you pronounce amylin?
Amylin is pronounced /ˈæm.əl.ɪn/ (US).

Words near amylin in the dictionary

  1. amylene
  2. amylenes
  3. amyles
  4. amylic
  5. amyliferous
  6. amylin
  7. amylinomimetic
  8. amylinomimetics
  9. amylite
  10. amylites
  11. amylmetacresol

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