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plasma membrane

noun /plæzməmɛmbreɪn/ 3 syllables 15 letters Scrabble 24 WWF 31
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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

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