different between insulin vs protamine

English

Etymology

From Latin ?nsula (“island”) (named for the islets of Langerhans, where insulin is produced) +? -in.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??nsj?lin/, /??n??l?n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??ns?l?n/
• Hyphenation: in?su?lin

Noun

insulin (countable and uncountable, plural insulins)

1. A polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism.
   • 1926, The Survey Volume 56, 65:

     Ask a dozen persons to tell you what they know about insulin and you will get some surprising and contradictory an- swers. The truth is this: Insulin is not a cure for diabetes, but it is helping to prolong and gladden lives.

   • 2019, Associated Press, “Colorado law caps cost of insulin at $100 a month,” The Washington Times:

     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.

Antonyms

• glucagon

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• inulins

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin insula +? -in

Noun

insulin n (definite singular insulinet, uncountable)

1. insulin

References

• “insulin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “insulin” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin insula +? -in

Noun

insulin n (definite singular insulinet, uncountable)

1. insulin

References

• “insulin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

English

Etymology

From prot- (“original”) +? -amine.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p???.t?.mi?n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p?o?.t??min/

Noun

protamine (plural protamines)

1. (biochemistry) Any of various strongly basic proteins of relatively low molecular weight that are rich in arginine and are found associated especially with DNA in place of histone in the sperm cells of various animals (such as fish).

Derived terms

• protamine sulfate

Translations

• Italian: protammina (it)

References

• “protamine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “protamine”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).