Word Type

Noun

The word "membrane" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

animal cell fresh egg

Derived Terms

Bruch's membrane biomembrane cell membrane complement membrane attack complex cytomembrane cytoplasmic membrane demembranated endomembrane exomembrane extramembrane geomembrane hemimembrane hyaline membrane disease ice dam membrane insane in the membrane integral membrane protein intermembrane intramembrane juxtamembrane membranaceous membranal membranate membrane attack complex membrane bone membrane distillation membrane filtration membrane keyboard membrane mimetic chemistry membrane potential membrane protein membrane separation membrane-bone membranectomy membraned membraneless membranelike membraneous membranic membraniferous membraniform membranized membranoid membranology membranome membranopathy membranophone membranosome membranotropic membranotropism membranous micromembrane monomembrane multimembrane mycomembrane nanomembrane neomembrane neuromembrane nonmembrane perimembrane peripheral membrane protein premembrane protected membrane roof pseudomembrane rupture of membranes submembrane supermembrane supramembrane thyrohyoid membrane transmembrane

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

animal tissue flat solid sheet

Type Of (IsA)

animal tissue biological membrane stuff cell part selectively permeable thing sheet sheet of substance surface tangible thing thin barrier between two things thin sheet thin substance thin wall

Related Terms

cover deform enclose environment excite exclude external film flat flexible force form function mechanical part plane primary semi separate thin tissue vibrate water waterproof

Used For

create osmosis filtration protect separate separating fluids stop unwanted things passing through surround delicate body organs

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.