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| NOUN | 1 | membrane | A thin pliable sheet of material |
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| 2 | membrane, tissue layer | A pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects organs or cells of animals |
| Sounds | meh'mbrey.n |
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| Rhymes | abstain, again, airplane, and 116 more rhymes in eyn... |
| Meaning | A thin pliable sheet of material. |
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| Broader | sheet, flat solid |
| Narrower | drumhead, head; gelatin, gel |
| Adjectives | membranous |
| Meaning | A pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects organs or cells of animals. |
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| Synonyms | tissue layer |
| Substances | phospholipid |
| Broader | animal tissue |
| Narrower | trophoblast; chorioallantois, chorioallantoic membrane; web; Bowman's capsule, glomerular capsule, capsula glomeruli; axolemma; basilar membrane; fetal membrane; choroid, choroid coat; ciliary body; cornea; diaphragm, midriff; eardrum, tympanum, tympanic membrane, myringa; endocranium; endosteum; ependyma; fertilization membrane; hyaloid membrane, hyaloid; intima; iris; lamella; lens capsule; meninx, meninges; mucous membrane, mucosa; periosteum; perithelium; retina; sarcolemma; semipermeable membrane; serous membrane, serosa; synovial membrane, synovium; tunic, tunica, adventitia |
| Adjectives | membranous; membranous; membranous |
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