Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cytomembrane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cy-tomem-brane
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A membrane found in cytoplasm.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The authors speculate that viral infection may modify the lipid metabolism of the host or some of the substances could be released in the blood stream of the larvae through rupture of cytomembrane."

Etymology

From cyto- + membrane.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: cyto

Usage

Inflected Forms

cytomembranes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cytomembranous

Synonyms

cell membrane plasma membrane

Rhymes With

membrane transmembrane geomembrane intermembrane supramembrane biomembrane endomembrane intramembrane pseudomembrane neuromembrane micromembrane neomembrane

Questions

What does cytomembrane mean?: A membrane found in cytoplasm.
Where does cytomembrane come from?: From cyto- + membrane.

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