semipermeable
semipermeable · more semipermeable · most semipermeable
полупроницаемый
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Permeable to some things and not to others, as a cell membrane which allows some…Permeable to some things and not to others, as a cell membrane which allows some molecules through but blocks other substances.
/ˌsɛmiˈpɜː(ɹ)miəbəl/
» The same kind of semipermeable membrane that surrounds our cells can form spontaneously from the right mix of phospholipids in water.
Meaning
1 sensesPermeable to some things and not to others, as a cell membrane which allows some molecules through but blocks other substances.
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полупроница́емыйpolupronicájemyj
More definitions
- (of a membrane) selectively permeable
Examples
1 sentencesThe same kind of semipermeable membrane that surrounds our cells can form spontaneously from the right mix of phospholipids in water.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
permeable to some things and not to others:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
permeable to some things and not to others:
Forms
more semipermeable, most semipermeable| Comparative | more semipermeable Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most semipermeable Lesson |
regular
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedosmosis
Derivedsemipermeably
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form