Meaning

1 senses
  1. The semipermeable membrane that surrounds the cytoplasm of a cell.

    a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like sodium or potassium or calcium) in and out of the cell

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Ribosomes and the plasma membrane are common structures in eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells.

    ruРибосомы и плазматическая мембрана - часто встречающиеся структуры в клетках эукариотов и прокариотов. — odexed

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Forms

plural: plasma membranes
Singularplasma membrane
Pluralplasma membranes

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
semipermeable membrane:cell membrane
Close in meaning
  • a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like sodium or potassium or calcium) in and out of the cell:cell membranecytomembrane

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