transmembrane

English

A transmembrane receptor.

Etymology

trans- +‎ membrane

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛmbɹeɪn

Adjective

transmembrane (not comparable)

(biology) traversing a cellular membrane
of or pertaining to a transmembrane protein or segment

Derived terms

Translations

Traversing a cellular membrane

French: transmembranaire (fr)
Italian: transmembrana
Portuguese: transmembranar
Spanish: transmembranal
Swedish: transmembran (sv)

Noun

transmembrane (plural transmembranes)

(cytology) a transmembrane protein, or the transmembrane portion of a protein

See also

Transmembrane protein on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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