outer membrane

collocation in English

meaningsofouterandmembrane

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outer
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈaʊ.tər/us
/ˈaʊ.t̬ɚ/
at a greater distance from ...
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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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(Definition ofouterandmembranefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These modifications probably highlight a strong response of theoutermembraneface to the environmental conditions prevailing within biofilms.
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These scales occur within the epidermal cytoplasm, beneath theoutermembrane, and are composed of moderately electron-dense material.
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There are several possible reasons for a specific perturbation ofoutermembranelipids in pluriparasitized cells resulting in increased lipid fluidity.
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The use of uranyl acetate as a tertiary fixative and en bloc stain has revealed the heptalaminate nature of theoutermembrane.
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Theoutermembranewas ruffled on many of the bacteria.
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The compounds were found to bind to theoutermembraneof the parasite.
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A freeze-fracture replica of the same sample revealed lesions where theoutermembranehad broken and recoiled.
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The other was discovered as cristaecontaining mitochondrial derivatives lacked anoutermembrane.
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Structural architecture of anoutermembranechannel as determined by electron crystallography.
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Theoutermembraneshowed ruffling and in some instances two membrane profiles were observed.
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