membraned
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7.6
Having a thin soft layer like the skin around an egg
- adjective
- /ˈmɛmˌbreɪnd/
- Specialized
:
membranoso
- His research focused on plants with membraned leaves that help retain moisture.
Examples
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The membraned structure of the frog's skin allows it to breathe through its body.
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These are very membranous wrappings around membrane, very fatty membrane lipid stuff which happens to be white in colour.
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The scientist noted that the membraned cells were essential for the organism's survival.
Synonyms
1
7.4
Made of a thin, flexible layer that covers or separates parts of the body
is the state of being covered specifically by such a layer
1
9.8
Having a protective outer layer like an onion bulb
means being covered by a thin flexible layer rather than a sheath
Antonyms
How Membranous
membraned
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7.6
- Specialized
1
7.6
membranous
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7.4
- Specialized
1
7.4
membrane-forming
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6.4
- Specialized
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6.4
membraneless
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6.8
- Specialized
1
6.8
Surface Forms
membraned positive
Morphology
Etymology
The word membraned comes from membrane, which means a thin 'skin' or 'layer' that covers something. So if something is membraned, it is covered by that thin skin, like a cell or an egg, protecting or separating what is inside.