plasma membrane

1. 1.

   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”

   Synonymscell membranecytomembrane

   Broadersemipermeable membrane

   Part ofcell

Questions about plasma membrane

What does plasma membrane mean?

plasma membrane means "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".

What is another word for plasma membrane?

Close synonyms include cell membrane, cytomembrane. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is plasma membrane a common word?

plasma membrane is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.