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cell membrane

noun /sɛlmɛmbreɪn/ 2 syllables 13 letters Scrabble 20 WWF 27
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noun

a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like sodium or potassium or calcium) in and out of the cell

“all cells have a cell membrane”

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