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Membrane vs Tonoplast - What's the difference?

membrane | tonoplast |

As nouns the difference between membrane and tonoplast

is that membrane is membrane while tonoplast is (biology) the cytoplasmic membrane surrounding a vacuole, separating the vacuolar contents from the cell's cytoplasm.

membrane

English

(wikipedia 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

    tonoplast

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) The cytoplasmic membrane surrounding a vacuole, separating the vacuolar contents from the cell's cytoplasm.