membraan
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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle French membrane, from Latin membrana, itself from membra, plural of membrum (“member, limb”) + -anus (“-ane”).
Pronunciation
Noun
membraan n (plural membranen, diminutive membraantje n)
- a membrane, thin, often separating, layer of (skin or other) tissue in animal or plant anatomy
- Synonym: vlies
- an artefact similar in function and/or construction, e.g. as mechanical part
Derived terms
- celmembraan
- membraanafsluiter
- membraanevenwicht n
- membraanfilter m or n
- membraanfluit m or f
- membraanlade m or f
- membraanleder n, membraanleer n
- membraanmanometer m
- membraanpomp m or f
Related terms
Descendants
- → Indonesian: membran