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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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;
- Example: "all cells have a cell membrane"
[syn: cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

cell membrane
    n 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; "all cells have a cell membrane" [syn:
         cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane]