🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

細胞膜

Pronunciation / Transliteration: saibōmaku

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cell Membrane/sɛl ˈmɛm.breɪn/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
Full Thesaurus
🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"細胞膜は細胞の内外を区別します。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A biological membrane that separates and protects the interior of a cell from its external environment.

    "The cell membrane regulates the movement of substances in and out of the cell."
  2. 2

    A thin layer of tissue that forms the outer boundary of a cell.

    "Damage to the cell membrane can lead to cell death."

Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum

Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'cell' originates from the Latin word 'cella', meaning 'small room', which was first used in the biological context in the 17th century. 'Membrane' comes from the Latin 'membrana', meaning 'skin' or 'covering', and has been used in biological contexts since the 19th century.

Quick Vocabulary Retention Check

Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Cell Membrane"?

10 Global Lexicons: How "Cell Membrane" is said worldwide

Click any language below to open its dedicated Language to English dictionary page with native script & transliteration

Thesaurus & Synonyms Graph

Explore Nuanced Synonyms for "Cell Membrane"

Discover exact matches, context-specific alternatives, and antonyms with intensity ratings in the VocabDictionary Thesaurus.

View "Cell Membrane" Synonym Map