Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

submembrane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-mem-brane
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Located beneath a membrane

Example Sentences

"Additionally, redistribution of the globules of submembrane VE-cadherin was found, while little discontinuity of VE-cadherin was observed at 10 μg/mL. Additionally, most of the cells exhibited regular separations from each other, and cells exposed to TNF-α and IL-6 along with the HO-1 inhibitor SnPP exhibited strong distribution of VE-cadherin on the cell border, indicating reduced permeability."

Etymology

From sub- + membrane.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sub

Rhymes With

juxtamembrane nanomembrane hemimembrane extramembrane multimembrane mycomembrane premembrane monomembrane exomembrane perimembrane

Questions

What does submembrane mean?: Located beneath a membrane
Where does submembrane come from?: From sub- + membrane.

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