Membrane and Surface

Membrane

Membrane noun - A pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants.

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Surface and membrane are semantically related in substance topic. In some cases you can use "Surface" instead a noun "Membrane".

Nearby Words: membranous, membraneous

Surface noun - An outer part or layer.

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Membrane and surface are semantically related in substance topic. Sometimes you can use "Membrane" instead a noun "Surface".

Nearby Words: surfaced, surfacing

high	high membrane	high surface
clear	clear membrane	clear surface
outer	outer membrane	outer surface
flat	flat membrane	flat surface
Other adjectives: dark, fragile, reflective, last.

Certain insects, like the Gerridae, are capable of doing this thanks to cohesion (basically, they stand on the membrane the water's surface forms).

Source: Walk on Water
The "dots" were little blobs of a contrasting color paint, held together with a thin waxy membrane, that "burst" when applied to the surface being painted.

Source: Polka-Dot Paint
There is a plant called the silver dollar plant, because the seed pods can be dried, and then the outer membrane can be rubbed off of these to reveal a shiny silver surface that kind of resembles a coin.

Source: Grows on Trees

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