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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The dextrin of starch. uncountable
2. 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. uncountable

Etymology

From amyl- + -in.

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