adjective
- extending across or through a cell membrane
Usage: biology; biochemistry
Examples
- The transmembrane protein spans the entire width of the cell membrane.
- Scientists studied the transmembrane transport of ions across the barrier.
- The virus uses transmembrane receptors to enter host cells.
- Transmembrane domains are crucial for protein function.
- The research focused on transmembrane signaling pathways.
- Transmembrane channels allow specific molecules to pass through.