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(Latin: island; derived from insul[a], "island" [used here in reference to the islands [islets] of Langerhans, irregular structures in the pancreas that produce the protein hormone insulin which is secreted into the blood where it regulates sugar metabolism])
(Greek: island)
(Modern Latin: chemical element; from Latin, cuprum, referring to the island of Cyprus; metal)
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oceanic island (s) (noun), oceanic islands (pl)
A volcanic land mass surrounded by water which is formed independently of the continental land masses: Examples of oceanic islands are the Aleutian Islands and the Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
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island
A place where the bottom of the sea sticks up through the water.
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barrier island
A landform created by long linear wave deposits that form parallel to shorelines.
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