Word
plasma membrane, n.
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>
cell membrane
cytomembrane
plasma membrane
sample sentences
"all cells have a cell membrane"
semantic pointers
part holonym
cell
hypernym
semipermeable membrane