membrane
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Their analysis points to asymmetry at the grain boundaries inside the polycrystalline diamond membrane.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
At this point the tumour was close but hidden behind layers of bone and tough membrane.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The material was already buried when Constance arrived and it was his job to dig a 6m-deep trench around the outside of the mound before it was sealed using plastic membrane sheets and liquid clay.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Those that make a sound when a stretched membrane is struck or otherwise manipulated—think, for instance, of a drum—they called membranophones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
They looked like soft marbles, pink shooters striated with red, inside of which an orange/yellow liquid gleamed and threatened to ooze out if the outer membrane broke.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
Meningitis is an infection and swelling of the fluid and membranes around the brain and spinal cord, according to the Mayo Clinic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
The membranes were first tested with human bone cells in the laboratory.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
The measurements revealed that the strong bonding between the membranes does more than simply hold them together.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
This treatment formed strong chemical bonds between the stacked membranes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
He induced labor by stripping Mary Jane’s membranes at his office and, several hours later, Ed hustled her to the hospital.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
Vocabulary lists containing membrane
Life Science: Cell Biology
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Florida EOC Biology 1
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STAAR Biology: Cell Structure and Function
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