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membraneous

UK/mɛmˈbɹeɪ.nɪ.əs/US/mɛmˈbɹeɪ.ni.əs/

membraneous is the alternative form of membranous.

Meaning of membranous

Adjective

membranous (comparative more membranous, superlative most membranous)

  1. Having the qualities of, or pertaining to, a membrane.
  2. Accompanying the formation of a usually abnormal membrane or membranous layer.
  3. Thin, pliable, and often transparent.
    • The microcannon starts with a membranous polymer film.2016 January 14, Jessica Hall, “Nanoengineers build 'microcannons' that fire light-up bullets filled with drugs”, in ExtremeTech

Forms of membraneous

comparativemore membraneous
superlativemost membraneous

Origin of membraneous

From the Middle French membraneux, or the Classical Latin membrāneus (“made of parchment”, “consisting of or resembling a membrane”) or formed in English as: membrane + -eous.

Words formed from membraneous

Words that rhyme with membraneous

Questions about membraneous

What is membraneous the alternative form of?
Membraneous is the alternative form of membranous.
How do you pronounce membraneous?
Membraneous is pronounced /mɛmˈbɹeɪ.nɪ.əs/ (UK).

Words near membraneous in the dictionary

  1. membranella
  2. membranellae
  3. membranellar
  4. membranelle
  5. membranelles
  6. membraneous
  7. membranes
  8. membranic
  9. membraniferous
  10. membraniform
  11. membraniporid

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Adapted from Wiktionary: membraneous (page history and authors); membranous (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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