thin membrane

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thin
adjective
uk
/θɪn/us
/θɪn/
having a small distance between two ...
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membrane
noun[C or U]
us
//uk
/ˈmem.breɪn/
anatomy
a thin piece of skin that covers or connects parts of a person's or ...
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At this wavelength transmission, the lens should be made of a verythinmembrane, which means that all the lenses could not be coplanar.
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Athinmembranewas placed to separate the two gases initially.
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The test section is initially separated into two par ts by a verythinmembrane.
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Two-liquid system has an advantage in comparison with two-gas system, as it does not need athinmembraneto separate the substances.
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This leaves the incompletely folded part of the spinal cord exposed or covered only by a cystic swelling limited behind by athinmembrane.
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Athinmembranewas placed between the two investigated gases in the test section.
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Surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy studies of membrane proteins: transducin binding and activation by rhodopsin monitored inthinmembranefilms.
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It consisted in the rolling up or encircling of the spirochaete round what appeared to be an exceedinglythinmembranecontaining small refringent granules, which were actively moving.
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Athinmembraneseparates the two gases.
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The head is laterally compressed, with a curved dorsal profile and small eyes that are covered by athinmembrane.
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The membrane plate type contains athinmembraneover a coarser core and a multi-layer porous structure made of aluminium oxide.
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Sometimes, the cap has a veil attachedathinmembranethat hangs underneath.
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Finally, slit sense organs are slit-like pits covered with athinmembrane.
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Oscula are simple apertures surrounded by athinmembrane.
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Peridioles are covered by athinmembraneof loosely woven hyphae known as a tunica; separated from the light-colored tunica, the peridioles are black.
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It is covered by athinmembraneand sphincter.
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They are covered with athinmembranecalled a "tunica".
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Young specimens have a lid, technically called an "epiphragm", athinmembranethat covers the cup opening.
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