membraneous

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UK/mɛmˈbɹeɪ.nɪ.əs/US/mɛmˈbɹeɪ.ni.əs/

A form of membranous — Having the qualities of, or pertaining to, a membrane.

OriginMiddle French membraneux ← Latin membrāneus →
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Meanings

adjectivemembraneous (comparative more membraneous, superlative most membraneous)

comparative more membraneous · superlative most membraneous

  1. alternativeAlternative form of membranous.

Origin

  1. Latinmembrāneus“made of parchment”, “consisting of or resembling a membrane”
  2. Middle Frenchmembraneux
  3. Englishmembraneous

From the Middle French membraneux, or the Classical Latin membrāneus (“made of parchment”, “consisting of or resembling a membrane”) or formed in English as: membrane + -eous.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with membraneous

miscellaneoussimultaneoussubcutaneouspercutaneousuranious
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Cite this entry
APA

membraneous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/membraneous

MLA

“membraneous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/membraneous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “membraneous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/membraneous.

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