membrane's

Biological barrier's property

Membrane's is the possessive form of membrane, a thin flexible layer that covers, lines, or separates structures.

In biology, a cell's membrane controls what enters and exits: The membrane's permeability determines which molecules pass through.

Membranes also appear in technology and music—a drum's membrane vibrates to produce sound.

biological

cell

Basic unit of life

lipid · bilayer · phospholipid · cytoplasm · nucleus · mitochondria · plasma · semipermeable · transport · diffusion

material

film

Movie or coating

  • sheetFlat rectangular material
  • layerSingle thickness of material
  • filterPorous separation device

Gore-Tex · waterproof · breathable · synthetic · polymer · textile · laminate · coating · barrier · porous

acoustic

drumhead

Taut membrane over cylinder

microphone · resonance · percussion · timpani · snare · conga · bongo · djembe · tambourine · bodhran

anatomical

tympanic

Of or like drums

meninges · peritoneum · pleura · pericardium · cornea · retina · amniotic · fetal · lining · serous

Opposites
structural position

membrane'score's

Belonging to innermost part

center's · body's · framework's · skeleton's · heart's

material thickness

membrane'swall's

Belonging to vertical surface

block's · plate's · shell's · armor's · envelope's

permeability function

membrane'sseal's

Of a blubbery sea mammal

Phrases
Family

membrane, membranes

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