transmembrane

English

A transmembrane receptor.

Etymology

From trans- +‎ membrane.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛmbɹeɪn

Adjective

transmembrane (not comparable)

1. (biology) Traversing a cellular membrane.
2. Of or pertaining to a transmembrane protein or segment.

Derived terms

• transmembrane protein
• transmembranous

Translations

Traversing a cellular membrane

• French: transmembranaire (fr)
• Hindi: पराझिल्ली (parājhillī)
• Italian: transmembrana
• Portuguese: transmembranar
• Spanish: transmembranal
• Swedish: transmembran (sv)

Noun

transmembrane (plural transmembranes)

1. (cytology) a transmembrane protein, or the transmembrane portion of a protein

See also

• Transmembrane protein on Wikipedia.Wikipedia