membrane
noun
1 membrane
A thin pliable sheet of material.
Roget 204:
layer,
stratum,
strata,
course,
bed,
zone,
substratum,
substrata,
floor,
flag,
stage,
story,
tier,
slab,
escarpment;
table,
tablet;
dess†;
flagstone;
board,
plank;
trencher,
platter.
plate;
lamina,
lamella;
sheet,
foil;
wafer;
scale,
flake,
peel;
coat,
pellicle;
membrane,
film;
leaf;
slice,
shive†,
cut,
rasher,
shaving,
integument
etc.
(covering)
223;
eschar†.
stratification,
scaliness,
nest of boxes,
coats of an onion.
monolayer;
bilayer;
trilayer [Bioch.].
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Dutch: filter
Polish: błona
2 membrane
A pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants.
synonym: tissue layer.
Dutch: membraan, vlies
Polish: błona
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