Membrane synonyms
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An enveloping tubular structure, such as the base of a grass leaf that surrounds the stem or the tissue that encloses a muscle or nerve fiber.
chorion
(Botany) The outer membrane of seeds of plants.
The proportional distribution of a quantity or entity:
Division of a country into separate, autonomous nations.
A thin wall or membrane that separates two parts or structures in an organism. Septae separate the chambers of the heart and subdivide the hyphae of some fungi.
(Nautical) An exterior covering on the underwater part of a ship's hull that protects it against marine growths.
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surface (related)
The outer or the topmost boundary of an object.
A single thickness of a material covering a surface or forming an overlying part or segment:
tissue layer
a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants
(Cytology) A thin layer inside the nuclear membrane of a cell that is composed of a meshlike network of protein fibers.
substrate (related)
tectorial (related)
vesicle (related)
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capillary (related)
bilayer (related)
semipermeable (related)
molecule (related)
cavity (related)
filament (related)
cell (related)
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liposome (related)
tissue (related)
epithelial (related)
cytoplasmic (related)
A tough, thin membrane that forms a sac enclosing the embryo or fetus of a mammal, bird, or reptile. It is filled with a serous fluid in which the embryo or fetus is suspended.
A membranous fold of tissue that partly or completely occludes the external vaginal orifice.
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Skin is the outer layer of something.
cell-membrane (related)
A membrane surrounding a cell or cell part; esp., plasma membrane
basolateral (related)
Find another word for membrane. In this page you can discover 33 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for membrane, like: film, sheath, chorion, division, partition, septum, sheathing, surface, layer, tissue layer and lamina.
