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The semipermeable membrane that surrounds the cytoplasm of a cell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like sodium or potassium or calcium) in and out of the cell
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- all cells have a cell membrane
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cytomembrane, plasma membrane
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: semipermeable membrane
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
selmembraan
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Arabic:
الغشاء البلازمي
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Bulgarian:
кле́тъчна мембра́на
(klétǎčna membrána)
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Chinese Mandarin:
細胞膜 /细胞膜
(xìbāomó)
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Danish:
cellemembran
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Dutch:
celmembraan
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Dutch:
plasmamembraan
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Finnish:
solukalvo
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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French:
membrane plasmique
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Galician:
membrana celular
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Galician:
membrana plasmática
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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German:
Zellmembran
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Hungarian:
sejtmembrán
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Hungarian:
sejthártya
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Irish:
cillscannán
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Japanese:
細胞膜
(saibōmaku)
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Korean:
세포막
(sepomak)
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Northern Kurdish:
parzûna xaneyê
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Māori:
kiriuhi pūtau
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Norwegian Bokmål:
cellemembran
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
cellemembran
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Polish:
błona komórkowa
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Portuguese:
membrana celular
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Portuguese:
membrana plasmática
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Portuguese:
membrana citoplasmática
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Russian:
кле́точная мембра́на
(klétočnaja membrána)
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Spanish:
membrana celular
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Swedish:
cellmembran
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Swedish:
plasmamembran
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Tagalog:
lamad ng sihay
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Tagalog:
lamad ng kaphay
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Thai:
เยื่อหุ้มเซลล์
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Turkish:
hücre zarı
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Ukrainian:
кліти́нна мембра́на
(klitýnna membrána)
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Vietnamese:
màng tế bào
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Vietnamese:
màng sinh chất
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
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Welsh:
cellbilen
— semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
