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hemimembrane

hemimembrane noun: any biological membrane whose structure is that of half of a normally bilayered one.

Noun

hemimembrane (plural hemimembranes)

  1. Any biological membrane whose structure is that of half of a normally bilayered one

Forms of hemimembrane

pluralhemimembranes

Origin of hemimembrane

From hemi- + membrane.

Words that rhyme with hemimembrane

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Questions about hemimembrane

What does hemimembrane mean?
Hemimembrane means any biological membrane whose structure is that of half of a normally bilayered one.
What part of speech is hemimembrane?
Hemimembrane is a noun.
What is the plural of hemimembrane?
The plural of hemimembrane is hemimembranes.

Words near hemimembrane in the dictionary

  1. hemimelias
  2. hemimelic
  3. hemimellitene
  4. hemimellitic
  5. hemimellitic acid
  6. hemimembrane
  7. hemimembranes
  8. hemimerid
  9. hemimeridian
  10. hemimeridians
  11. hemimerids

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