to membrane
- verb
- /ˈmɛmˌbreɪn/
- Specialized
- The surgeon will membrane the damaged tissue to promote healing.
Examples
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Cantilevered mounds of adipose tissue, often blue membraned and in the way that they jiggle.
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They aim to membrane the laboratory samples for better analysis.
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Proper technique is vital when you membrane the cell cultures.
Synonyms
To cover something with a thin layer of a substance
Antonyms
Idioms
- Slang
Acting or feeling very silly and not thinking clearly, often as a joke
Compounds
- Specialized
A thin flexible outer layer around a cell that controls what enters and leaves
- Specialized
A moist inner layer lining body openings that makes sticky fluid to protect and keep them wet
- Specialized
A thin flexible layer around a cell that controls what enters and leaves it
- Specialized
A thin skin between the outer ear and the middle ear that vibrates when sound hits it
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A thin transparent third eyelid that protects and keeps the eye wet
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A thin layer that surrounds and protects a developing baby in the womb
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A thin layer that lets some small particles pass but blocks others
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A thin stiff membrane inside the inner ear that carries sound vibrations to help hearing
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A thin membrane with many blood vessels in bird and reptile eggs that helps the embryo breathe and grow
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A thin, web-like middle layer that covers the brain and spinal cord
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A thin layer that forms around a fertilized egg to stop other sperm
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A bone that forms directly in soft tissue instead of from cartilage, like skull and collar bones
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A thin material with tiny holes that removes particles and germs from liquids or air
- Archaic
A serious lung problem in babies born too early that makes breathing hard
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A thin clear layer inside the eye that holds the jelly in front of the retina
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A thin layer of tissue that lines spaces inside the chest or abdomen and makes a slippery fluid
- Specialized
A thin tissue inside a joint that makes fluid to keep the joint moving smoothly
- Archaic
A thin fold of skin that partly covers the entrance to the vagina and is present at birth
How Covered
Surface Forms
Etymology
Membrane (verb) comes from the same Latin membrana and membrum meaning 'limb' or 'skin', giving the image of putting on a thin 'skin'. So to membrane something is to cover or line it with a thin, protective layer.