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membrane science definition
- A thin, flexible layer of tissue that covers, lines, separates, or connects cells or parts of an organism. Membranes are usually made of layers of phospholipids containing suspended protein molecules and are permeable to water and fat-soluble substances.
- See cell membrane.
- Chemistry A thin sheet of natural or synthetic material that is permeable to substances in solution.
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