cytomembrane
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1. 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 (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | semipermeable membrane, |
| definition | : | a membrane (as a cell membrane) that allows some molecules to pass through but not others (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | cell, |
| definition | : | (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals (noun.tops) |
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