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View synonyms for membranous

membranous

[ mem-bruh-nuhs ]

adjective

  1. consisting of, of the nature of, or resembling membrane.
  2. characterized by the formation of a membrane.


membranous

/ mɛmˈbreɪnəs; ˌmɛmbrəˈneɪʃəs; mɛmˈbreɪnɪəs; ˈmɛmbrənəs /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a membrane
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


membranous

/ mĕmbrə-nəs /

  1. Relating to, made of, or similar to a membrane.
  2. Characterized by the formation of a membrane or a layer like a membrane.


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Derived Forms

  • ˈmembranously, adverb
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Other Words From

  • membra·nous·ly adverb
  • inter·membra·nous adjective
  • semi·membra·nous adjective
  • submem·bra·naceous adjective
  • sub·membra·nous adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of membranous1

1590–1600; membrane + -ous; compare French membraneux
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Example Sentences

I took in the situation almost at a glance—membranous croup!

I have never examined the throat of a child dead from so-called membranous croup in which I did not find the diphtheria bacillus.

Inflammatory, obstructive, and membranous dysmenorrhoea are commonly made worse by marriage.

The ears were without hair, thin and membranous like the wings of a bat, and very open.

When conditions unfavorable for life come, the amœba, like some one-celled plants, encysts itself within a membranous wall.

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