transmembrane
adjective
trans·mem·brane
(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈmem-ˌbrān 
(ˌ)tranz-
: taking place or existing across a membrane
a transmembrane protein
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In the late 1990s, some scientists hypothesized that the former food vacuole was still likely to carry a transmembrane channel protein called a proton pump.
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Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 July 2023
The soluble form is produced when the gene is spliced to remove the transmembrane portion (Figure 2).
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 July 2023
The soluble form is produced when the gene is spliced to remove the transmembrane portion (Figure 2).
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
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First Known Use
1944, in the meaning defined above
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transmembrane
adjective
trans·mem·brane
(ˈ)tran(t)s-ˈmem-ˌbrān, (ˈ)tranz-
: taking place, existing, or arranged from one side to the other of a membrane
a transmembrane potential
transmembrane proteins
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