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1. WordNet® 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]
2. 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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Thesaurus Results for membranous:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
filmy, foliaceous, foliated, in layers, lamellar, lamellate, lamellated, lamelliform, laminate, laminated, laminous, leaflike, leafy, scummy, spathic, spathose, stratified, stratiform, three-ply, two-ply
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