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plasma membrane is a noun meaning "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". It carries one recorded sense.
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”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for plasma membrane come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.