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細胞膜 (さいぼうまく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

細さい胞ぼう膜まく

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Meanings

1

cell membrane

Biology term for the semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell.

細さい胞ぼう膜まくは、細さい胞ぼうの内ない外がい

を

隔へだ

てる

薄うす

い

膜まく

です

。

The cell membrane is a thin membrane that separates the inside and outside of the cell.

Kanji

細dainty, get thin, taper
胞placenta, sac, sheath
膜membrane

Built from

細さい胞ぼう+膜まく

Etymology

Compound of 細胞 (cell) and 膜 (membrane).