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Membrane vs Prokaryote - What's the difference?

membrane | prokaryote |

As nouns the difference between membrane and prokaryote

is that membrane is a flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments (usually in a plant or animal) while prokaryote is an organism whose cell (or cells) are characterized by the absence of a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelles.

membrane

Noun

(en noun)
  • A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments (usually in a plant or animal).
  • A mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force.
  • A flexible or semi-flexible covering or waterproofing whose primary function is to exclude water.
  • Derived terms

    * neomembrane

    prokaryote

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An organism whose cell (or cells) are characterized by the absence of a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelles.
  • In the taxonomy, an organism of the kingdom [[w:Monera, Prokaryotae (now superseded).
  • Synonyms

    * prokaryota

    Antonyms

    * eukaryote

    Hyponyms

    * archaeon * bacterium