membrane
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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
The researchers then lifted one NaNbO3 membrane and positioned it on top of a second membrane.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
His design costs roughly £74 and involves about ten components, from the printed pieces that the liquid flows through, to a membrane, gaskets, electrodes and current collectors.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The fire was spreading in the membrane hidden beneath the metal roof.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
The sail heals like a membrane, until all that remains is a faint scar where the tear had been, a slightly deeper beige than the rest of the canvas sail.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
Over the following weeks, the team tracked how effectively the membranes supported new bone growth across the damaged regions.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
They implanted the keratin membranes into rats with skull defects that were large enough that they would not normally heal on their own.
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
PEs are a class of lipid, or fat molecule, found in cell membranes throughout the body.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
In the morning, Popo would use her sharp fingernails like tweezers and peel off the dead membranes.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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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