transmembrane

English

A transmembrane receptor.

Etymology

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)
• 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