membrane

About 29.29 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments.
2. noun A mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force.
3. noun A flexible or semiflexible covering or waterproofing whose primary function is to exclude water.
4. noun A microscopic double layer of lipids and proteins forming the boundary of cells or organelles.
5. noun A piece of parchment forming part of a roll.

Similar words

tissue layer membranous plasmalemma diaphragm bladder transmembrane mucosa mucous lamina respiratory

Often followed by

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Word family

membraned membranes