membranous

Speech parts

1. membranous - Adjective

2. membranous - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, membrane; as, a membranous covering or lining.

Membranaceous.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

membrane-forming misty milky film membrane aerial opaque blurred dim cloudy scaly hazy flaky foliated filmy
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Antonyms

crystal clear good light certain strong clear
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Phrases with the word

membranous nephropathy membranous conjunctivitis membranous gap in the skull

Examples

membranous gastritis Source: Internet

membranous lining Source: Internet

A membranous appendage or fringe of hairs called the ligule lies at the junction between sheath and blade, preventing water or insects from penetrating into the sheath. Source: Internet

Cicadas have prominent eyes set wide apart, short antennae, and membranous front wings. Source: Internet

Malpighi, while studying the structure of the lung, noticed its membranous alveoli and the hair-like connections between veins and arteries, which he named capillaries. Source: Internet

The lower leaves are convert in length with long petioles and a membranous ocrea formed of fused, sheathing stipules. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

membranotoxin membranotropic membranotropism membranous conjunctivitis membranous labyrinth membranous nephropathy