Definition of "membraneous" []

• Alternative form of membranous. (adjective)

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• "Moreover, one of the most significant points in the HCV viral cycle is the formation of a replication complex, composed of the viral proteins, RNA and altered membranes in infected hepatocytes forming the so called membraneous web"
• "The eggs here instead become leathery, like a turtle, and the chicks are unable to break through the membraneous shell."
• "From her shoulder-blades extended broad wings of a glittering, semi-transparent, membraneous material, and these beautiful wings she folded as her feet touched the ground -- apparently without volition just as a bird folds its pinions when it alights, but really by touching a small protruberance set in a belt of white leather that crossed her full bosom."