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CYTOMEMBRANE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Example:
all cells have a cell membrane
Synonyms:
cell membrane; cytomembrane; plasma membrane
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cytomembrane" is a kind of...):
semipermeable membrane (a membrane (as a cell membrane) that allows some molecules to pass through but not others)
Holonyms ("cytomembrane" is a part of...):
cell ((biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals)
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