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pseudomembrane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pseu-domem-brane
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A layer which resembles a membrane, especially one forming over a mucosal surface.

Etymology

From pseudo- + membrane.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pseudomembranes (plural)

Derived Forms

pseudomembranous

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does pseudomembrane mean?
A layer which resembles a membrane, especially one forming over a mucosal surface.
Where does pseudomembrane come from?
From pseudo- + membrane.

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