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membrane

35 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. membrane (noun)
  2. membrane curing (noun)
  3. membrane of Corti
  4. membrane of Henle
  5. adventitious membrane (noun)
  6. anal membrane (noun)
  7. articular membrane (noun)
  8. basement membrane (noun)
  9. basilar membrane (noun)
  10. Bruch's membrane (noun)
  11. cell membrane (noun)
  12. closing membrane (noun)
  13. egg membrane (noun)
  14. elastic membrane (noun)
  15. embryonic membrane (noun)
  16. fertilization membrane (noun)
  17. fetal membrane (noun)
  18. germinal membrane (noun)
  19. gradacol membrane
  20. gradocol membrane (noun)
  21. mucous membrane (noun)
  22. nictitating membrane (noun)
  23. nuclear membrane (noun)
  24. periodontal membrane (noun)
  25. peritrophic membrane (noun)
  26. pit membrane (noun)
  27. pituitary membrane (noun)
  28. plasma membrane (noun)
  29. serous membrane (noun)
  30. shell membrane (noun)

mem·brane

noun \ˈmem-ˌbrān\

Definition of MEMBRANE

1
: a thin soft pliable sheet or layer especially of animal or plant origin
2
: a piece of parchment forming part of a roll
— mem·braned \ˈmem-ˌbrānd\ adjective
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Origin of MEMBRANE

Middle English, from Latin membrana skin, parchment, from membrum
First Known Use: 15th century

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