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What is the noun for membranes?

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membrane
  1. A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments (usually in a plant or animal).
  2. A mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force.
  3. A flexible or semi-flexible covering or waterproofing whose primary function is to exclude water.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “Over the sclera lies the conjunctiva, a clear mucous membrane that protects the eye from becoming dry.”
      “Oxidation of the iron follows, and the membrane of paint will peel off, causing the steel to be exposed.”
      “The dialysis membrane is permeable to all the plasma constituents, with the exception of plasma proteins.”
membranophone
  1. (music) Any musical instrument that produces sound via the vibration of a stretched membrane.
  2. Examples:
    1. “It is not a membranophone like other drums because it does not have anything stretched over it, like a skin or paper.”
      “Then, beside each instrument, indicate whether it is a membranophone or an idiophone, and whether it is pitched or unpitched.”
      “In this case, our creation would be both a membranophone and an idiophone!”
membranology
  1. The science that deals with membranes.
membranogenesis
  1. The production of a membrane
  2. Examples:
    1. “These molecules are involved in the process of embryo implantation, membranogenesis, placentation, organogenesis and endometrial remodeling.”
membranophones
  1. plural of membranophone
membranes
  1. plural of membrane
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Calendula helps to heal broken skin, and the oil in the salve creates a protective barrier that prevents mucous membranes from drying out.”
      “The electrocytes establish a charge difference across the cell membranes, presumably by active transport of ions.”
      “It is the hydrogen ion component that is toxic, affecting cell membranes, acidifying substrata, and leaching metals like calcium.”
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