membrane

noun

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Senses

a thin pliable sheet of material

a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants

Sense	Relation	Group	Word
1	derivation	Related & opposite	membranous
1	hypernym	Types & categories	flat solid
1	hyponym	Types & categories	drumhead
1	hyponym	Types & categories	gel
2	derivation	Related & opposite	membrane-forming
2	substance meronym	Parts & wholes	phospholipid
2	hypernym	Types & categories	animal tissue
2	hyponym	Types & categories	trophoblast
2	hyponym	Types & categories	chorioallantois
2	hyponym	Types & categories	web
2	hyponym	Types & categories	Bowman's capsule
2	hyponym	Types & categories	axolemma
2	hyponym	Types & categories	basilar membrane
2	hyponym	Types & categories	fetal membrane
2	hyponym	Types & categories	choroid
2	hyponym	Types & categories	ciliary body
2	hyponym	Types & categories	cornea
2	hyponym	Types & categories	diaphragm
2	hyponym	Types & categories	eardrum
2	hyponym	Types & categories	endocranium
2	hyponym	Types & categories	endosteum
2	hyponym	Types & categories	ependyma
2	hyponym	Types & categories	fertilization membrane
2	hyponym	Types & categories	hyaloid membrane
2	hyponym	Types & categories	intima
2	hyponym	Types & categories	iris
2	hyponym	Types & categories	lamella
2	hyponym	Types & categories	meninx
2	hyponym	Types & categories	mucous membrane
2	hyponym	Types & categories	periosteum
2	hyponym	Types & categories	perithelium
2	hyponym	Types & categories	retina
2	hyponym	Types & categories	sarcolemma
2	hyponym	Types & categories	semipermeable membrane
2	hyponym	Types & categories	serous membrane
2	hyponym	Types & categories	synovial membrane
2	hyponym	Types & categories	tunic