transmembrane

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English

A transmembrane receptor.

Etymology

From trans- +‎ membrane.

Pronunciation

Adjective

transmembrane (not comparable)

  1. (biology) Traversing a cellular membrane.
  2. Of or pertaining to a transmembrane protein or segment.

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Noun

transmembrane (plural transmembranes)

  1. (cytology) a transmembrane protein, or the transmembrane portion of a protein

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