transmembrane

[ trans-mem-breyn, tranz- ]
/ trænsˈmɛm breɪn, trænz- /

adjective Biology.

occurring across a membrane, as an electric potential or the transport of ions or gases.

Origin of transmembrane

First recorded in 1940–45; trans- + membrane

Words nearby transmembrane

transluminal, translunar, translunary, transmarine, transmasculine, transmembrane, transmethylase, transmethylation, transmigrant, transmigrate, transmigration

Medical definitions for transmembrane

transmembrane
[ trăns-mĕm′brān, trănz- ]

adj.

Passing or occurring across a membrane.