Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

membranous

/ˈmɛm.bɹən.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: mem-bra-nous
IPA: /ˈmɛm.bɹən.əs/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the qualities of, or pertaining to, a membrane.

adj

Accompanying the formation of a usually abnormal membrane or membranous layer.

adj

Thin, pliable, and often transparent.

Example Sentences

"The microcannon starts with a membranous polymer film."

Etymology

From Middle French membraneux; equivalent to membrane + -ous.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: membraneux

Inflected Forms

more membranous (comparative) most membranous (superlative) membraneous (alternative)

Derived Forms

cytomembranous endomembranous extramembranous intermembranous intramembranous juxtamembranous membranously membranousness multimembranous musculomembranous nonmembranous paramembranous

Phrases

acute membranous gingivitis cartilagino-membranous membrano- membran-

Frequently Paired Words

nanomembranous pseudomembranous

Synonyms

membrane-forming

Rhymes With

pseudomembranous transmembranous intramembranous semimembranous submembranous intermembranous

Questions

How do you pronounce membranous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛm.bɹən.əs/.
What does membranous mean?: Having the qualities of, or pertaining to, a membrane.
Where does membranous come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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