Search Result for "cell membrane":
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]
