"transmembrane" meaning in All languages combined

See transmembrane on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Rhymes: -ɛmbɹeɪn Etymology: From trans- + membrane. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|trans-|membrane|text=+|tree=1}} From trans- + membrane. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} transmembrane (not comparable)
  1. (biology) Traversing a cellular membrane. Tags: not-comparable Translations (Traversing a cellular membrane): transmembranaire (French), पराझिल्ली (parājhillī) (Hindi), transmembrana (Italian), transmembranar (Portuguese), transmembranal (Spanish), transmembran (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-transmembrane-en-adj--Pyc78tR Categories (other): Biology Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'Traversing a cellular membrane': 98 2
  2. Of or pertaining to a transmembrane protein or segment. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-transmembrane-en-adj-6XRJ0H41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: transmembrane distillation, transmembrane protein, transmembranous

Noun [English]

Forms: transmembranes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛmbɹeɪn Etymology: From trans- + membrane. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|trans-|membrane|text=+|tree=1}} From trans- + membrane. Head templates: {{en-noun}} transmembrane (plural transmembranes)
  1. (cytology) a transmembrane protein, or the transmembrane portion of a protein
    Sense id: en-transmembrane-en-noun-QnjiS3IC Categories (other): Cytology, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with trans-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 13 30 57 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 13 29 58 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 13 29 58 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 12 29 59 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 31 58 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with trans-: 28 25 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 29 58 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 13 29 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 31 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 31 60 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 14 28 58 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 12 29 59 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 27 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 18 30 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 28 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 17 30 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 28 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 17 30 52 Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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