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A thin, pliable sheet or layer. Biological membranes consist of a double layer of lipids ?organic molecules that are not soluble in water ?and associated proteins. Biological membranes are selectively permeable ?not all molecules can pass through the membrane. For more information see Structure of plasma membranes (British Broadcasting Corporation, UK) and Cell membranes (Kimball's Biology Pages, USA).
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| membranous |
Thin, more or less translucent, flexible; like a membrane.
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A thin barrier that allows some compounds or liquids to pass through, and troubles others. It is a semi-permeable skin of which the pass-through is determined by size or special nature of the particles. Membranes are commonly used to separate substances.
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A thin, soft, flexible sheet of tissue that lines a tube or cavity, covers and organ or structure, or divides a space or an organ.
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| membranous |
Thin, soft, pliable.
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