membranous

• membraneous

From Middle French membraneux;^[1] equivalent to membrane +‎ -ous.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛm.bɹən.əs/

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• Rhymes: -ɛmbɹənəs

membranous (comparative more membranous, superlative most membranous)

1. (anatomy, zoology) Having the qualities of, or pertaining to, a membrane.
2. (medicine) Accompanying the formation of a usually abnormal membrane or layer.
3. Thin, pliable, and often transparent.
   • 2016 January 14, Jessica Hall, “Nanoengineers build 'microcannons' that fire light-up bullets filled with drugs”, in ExtremeTech‎^[1]:

     The microcannon starts with a membranous polymer film.

• nanomembranous
• pseudomembranous

• “membranous”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “membranous”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.