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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. relating to or made of or similar to a membrane;
- Example: "membranous lining"

2. characterized by formation of a membrane (or something resembling a membrane);
- Example: "membranous gastritis"
[syn: membranous, membrane-forming]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Membranous \Mem"bra*nous\, a. [Cf. F. membraneux.]
   1. Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, membrane; as,
      a membranous covering or lining.
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   2. (Bot.) Membranaceous.
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   Membranous croup (Med.), true croup. See Croup.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

membranous
    adj 1: relating to or made of or similar to a membrane;
           "membranous lining"
    2: characterized by formation of a membrane (or something
       resembling a membrane); "membranous gastritis" [syn:
       membranous, membrane-forming]