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Membranes
A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments (usually in a plant or animal).
📖 Definitions of "Membranes"
noun
- 1
A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments (usually in a plant or animal).
- 2
A mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force.
- 3
A flexible or semi-flexible covering or waterproofing whose primary function is to exclude water.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Membranes"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| tissue layernoun | a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects organs or cells of animals |
| externalnoun | (usually in the plural) The exterior; outward features or appearances. |
| wallsnoun | (US, slang) The vagina. |
| diaphragmsnoun | (anatomy) In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs. |
| envelopesnoun | A paper or cardboard wrapper used to enclose small, flat items, especially letters, for mailing. |
| granulesnoun | A tiny grain, a small particle. |
| liners | "Liners" is a horticultural term referring to very young plants, usually grown for sale to retailers or wholesalers, who then grow them to a larger size before selling them to consumers. |
| oxidizersnoun | (chemistry) An oxidizing agent, especially one used to oxidize the fuel of a rocket or a fuel cell. |
| pelletsnoun | A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter. |
| septa | The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is a regional public transportation authority that operates bus, rapid transit, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolleybus services for nearly four million people throughout five counties in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
| layersnoun | A single thickness of some material covering a surface. |
| filmsnoun | (uncountable) A visual art form that consists of a sequence of still images preserved on a recording medium to give the illusion of motion; movies generally. |
| pelliclesnoun | A thin skin or film. |
| sheetsnoun | (informal, figurative) Of rain or other precipitation, a great amount. |
| skinsnoun | (slang, music) The drums. |
| casingsnoun | (UK, dialect, archaic) Dried cattle dung used as fuel. |
| laminaenoun | A thin layer, plate, or scale of material. |
| barriersnoun | A structure that bars passage. |
| partitionsnoun | An action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another. |
| coveringsnoun | (countable) That which covers or conceals; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another. |
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