| NOUN | body | cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane | a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell |
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| 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. | |
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| Example | "all cells have a cell membrane" | |
| Synonyms | cytomembrane, plasma membrane | |
| Part of | cell | (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms |
| Broader | semipermeable membrane | A membrane (as a cell membrane) that allows some molecules to pass through but not others |
| Spanish | citomembrana, membrana celular, membrana citoplasmática, membrana plasmática | |
| Catalan | citomembrana, membrana cel·lular, membrana plasmàtica | |
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