Membranous

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Membranous \Mem"bra*nous\, a. [Cf. F. membraneux.]
     1. Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, membrane; as,
        a membranous covering or lining.
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     2. (Bot.) Membranaceous.


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     {Membranous croup} (Med.), true croup. See {Croup}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  membranous
       adj 1: relating to or made of or similar to a membrane; "membranous
              lining"
       2: characterized by formation of a membrane (or something
          resembling a membrane); "membranous gastritis" [syn: {membrane-forming}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  20 Moby Thesaurus words for "membranous":
     filmy, foliaceous, foliated, in layers, lamellar, lamellate,
     lamellated, lamelliform, laminate, laminated, laminous, leaflike,
     leafy, scummy, spathic, spathose, stratified, stratiform,
     three-ply, two-ply