DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
plasma membrane
/'plæzmə_'mɛmbreɪn/ · plæzməmɛmbreɪn
Plasma membrane has 3 syllables: plas · ma mem · brane.
plas
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ma mem
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brane
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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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