insulin
Syllables: in·su·lin/ˈɪnsjʊlin//ˈɪnsəlɪn/
insulin noun: a polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism (in various animals including humans).
Noun
insulin (countable and uncountable, plural insulins)
- A polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism (in various animals including humans).
- Mommy said that Grandma's diabetes happened because her body stopped making its own insulin.
- Ask a dozen persons to tell you what they know about insulin and you will get some surprising and contradictory answers. The truth is this: Insulin is not a cure for diabetes, but it is helping to prolong and gladden lives.1926, The Survey Volume 56, 65
- Any exogenous preparation of this hormone for use as a medication.
- The advent of insulin in the mid-20th century changed the lives of millions of people with diabetes.
- Any exogenous preparation of this hormone or its analogues for use as a medication.
- A: What kind of insulin do you take? B: I use basal-bolus therapy, which in my case involves glargine and lispro.
insulin meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
insulin in Hindi
- polypeptide hormone
- मधुसूदनी madhusūdnī
insulin in Tamil
- நீரிழிவு நோய்த் தடுப்பு மருந்து, கணையச் சுரப்பு நீர், கணையநீர், இன்சுலின்
insulin in Marathi
- इन्सुलिन, इंसुलिन
insulin in Urdu
- polypeptide hormone
- جزیرین
More languagesFewer languages
- insulin in Bengali
- ইন্সুলিন
- insulin in Telugu
- ఇన్సులిన్
- insulin in Malayalam
- ഇൻസുലിന് iṉsuliṉ
- insulin in Kannada
- ಇನ್ಸುಲಿನ್, ಇನ್ಶುಲಿನ್
- insulin in Punjabi
- ਇਨਸੁਲਿਨ, ਇੰਸੁਲਿਨ
- insulin in Gujarati
- ઇન્સ્યુલિન, ઈન્સ્યુલિન, ઇન્સ્યુલીન
- insulin in Odia
- ଇନସୁଲିନ, ଇନ୍ସୁଲିନ୍, ଇନସୁଲିନ୍
- insulin in Nepali
- इन्सुलिन
- insulin in Arabic
- إِنْسُولِين ʔinsulin
- insulin in Malay
- insulin
- insulin in Indonesian
- insulin
- insulin in Persian
- انسولین ansolin
- insulin in Thai
- อินซูลิน insoolin
- insulin in Vietnamese
- insulin
- insulin in Myanmar
- အင်ဆူလင် anghculang
- Dhivehi
- އިންސިޔުލިން in̊siyulin̊
Examples of insulin in a sentence
- Nationally the average insulin price nearly tripled from 2002 through 2013, and prices have risen 10% or more a year since then, forcing many diabetics to ration their insulin.2019, Associated Press, “Colorado law caps cost of insulin at $100 a month,” The Washington Times
- And that’s not all – EGCG in matcha can help improve insulin sensitivity, which aids in blood sugar control, and may help to reduce inflammation related to Alzheimer’s disease.2021 December 14, Lisa Drayer, “Delicious winter drinks to get you through the holidays and cold weather”, in CNN:
Forms of insulin
| plural | insulins |
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Origin of insulin
From Latin īnsula (“island”) (named for the islets of Langerhans, where insulin is produced) + -in.
Words formed from insulin
- human insulin
- insulinaemia
- insulinase
- insulin aspart
- insulin degludec
- insulin detemir
- insulinemia
- insulinergic
- insulin glargine
- insulin glulisine
- insulinic
- insulin icodec
- insulinitis
- insulinization
- insulinize
- insulinlike
- insulin-like growth factor
- IGF
- insulin lispro
- insulinogenesis
- insulinogenic
- insulinogogue
- insulinoma
- insulinopathy
- insulinopenia
- insulinopenic
- insulinostatic
- insulinotropic
- insulinotropism
- insulin plant
- insulin pump
- insulin resistance
- insulin shock therapy
- insulysin
- neutral insulin
- noninsulin
- proinsulin
- regular insulin
- soluble insulin
Phrases with insulin
Questions about insulin
- What does insulin mean?
- Insulin means a polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism (in various animals including humans).
- What is insulin in Hindi?
- Insulin in Hindi is मधुसूदनी (madhusūdnī). See Insulin meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use insulin in a sentence?
- Nationally the average insulin price nearly tripled from 2002 through 2013, and prices have risen 10% or more a year since then, forcing many diabetics to ration their insulin.
- What part of speech is insulin?
- Insulin is a noun.
- How do you pronounce insulin?
- Insulin is pronounced /ˈɪnsjʊlin/ (UK).
- What is the plural of insulin?
- The plural of insulin is insulins.
Words near insulin in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: insulin (page history and authors); insulin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); insulin (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); insulin (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); insulin (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); insulin (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); insulin (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); insulin (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); insulin (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); insulin (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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