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incretins

incretins is the plural of incretin.

Meaning of incretin

Noun

incretin (plural incretins)

  1. A gastrointestinal hormone causing an increase in the amount of insulin released from the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans after eating, even before blood glucose levels become elevated.

Questions about incretins

What is incretins the plural of?
Incretins is the plural of incretin.

Words near incretins in the dictionary

  1. increst
  2. incrested
  3. incresting
  4. incrests
  5. incretin
  6. incretins
  7. incretion
  8. incretions
  9. incriminate
  10. incriminated
  11. incriminates

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