Meanings
nounbiomembrane (plural biomembranes)
plural biomembranes
- biologyAny biological membrane, but especially that of a cell
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
- Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
- Englishbio-
- Englishmembrane
- Englishbiomembrane
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with biomembrane
membranetransmembranegeomembraneintermembranecytomembraneendomembraneexomembraneextramembranehemimembraneintramembranejuxtamembranemicromembranemonomembranemultimembranemycomembranenanomembraneneomembraneneuromembraneperimembranepremembranepseudomembranesubmembranesupramembrane
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
biomembrane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biomembrane
MLA
“biomembrane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biomembrane. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biomembrane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biomembrane.
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