membrane
noun
- a thin, soft, pliable sheet or layer, especially of animal or vegetable tissue, serving as a covering or lining, as for an organ or cell
- any thin, flexible layer or material designed to separate, filter, etc.
See membrane in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(mĕmˈbrānˌ)
noun- Biology
a. A thin, pliable layer of tissue covering surfaces or separating or connecting regions, structures, or organs of an animal or a plant.
b. Cell membrane.
- A piece of parchment.
- Chemistry A thin sheet of natural or synthetic material that is permeable to substances in solution.
Related Forms:
- memˈbra·nal (-brə-nəl) adjective
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