transmembrane

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transmembrane

Rhymes with -ɛmbɹeɪn

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From trans- + membrane.

adjective

  1. not comparable Traversing a cellular membrane.
  2. not comparable Of or pertaining to a transmembrane protein or segment.

noun transmembranes

  1. a transmembrane protein, or the transmembrane portion of a protein

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adj Traversing a cellular membrane

Españoltransmembranal
हिन्दीपराझिल्ली parājhillī
Portuguêstransmembranar
Françaistransmembranaire
Italianotransmembrana

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@misc{transmembrane_2026,
  title = {transmembrane},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/transmembrane},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}