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membrane

[mem-brayn] / ˈmɛm breɪn /
NOUN
covering layer
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These vessels can form within and around the synovium, a thin membrane lining the inside of the joint.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

It is a very small protein embedded in cell membranes and has been associated with processes involving membrane organization and cellular transport.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

In the model, increasing membrane tension also reduced their size.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

Watanabe and Griswold joined forces with theoretical biophysicist Padmini Rangamani, Ph.D., a professor of pharmacology at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, to investigate how the surrounding membrane might shape the axon.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

Membranophones are instruments in which the sound is produced by making a membrane vibrate; drums are the most familiar example.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

These fatty molecules make up the membranes surrounding neurons, contribute to the myelin insulation that protects nerve fibers, and play important roles in communication between brain cells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

These structures do not have membranes, but they can concentrate RNA molecules in one place.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Think mushroom leather, spider-silk filaments, membranes of algae.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

In the 1980s, freezes ruptured oranges’ cell membranes and turned new growth black.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

The rainwater would seep down gently and the delicate membranes would not be crushed or broken before the emergence of tiny fingers, roots, and leaves pressing out in all directions.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko


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