PLASMA MEMBRANES
\plˈazmə mˈɛmbɹe͡ɪnz], \plˈazmə mˈɛmbɹeɪnz], \p_l_ˈa_z_m_ə m_ˈɛ_m_b_ɹ_eɪ_n_z]\
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The lipid- and protein-containing, selectively permeable membrane that surrounds the cytoplasm in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. In most types of microbial cell it is bordered externally by the CELL WALL. (Singleton & Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2d ed)
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