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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Membranaceous, Membraneous, Membranousadjective
Consisting of membranes.
Etymology: membraneux, Fr. from membrana, Lat.
Lute-strings, which are made of the membraneous parts of the guts strongly wreathed, swell so much as to break in wet weather. Boyle.
Great conceits are raised of the involution or membranous covering called the silly-how. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.
Such birds as are carnivorous have no gizzard, or musculous, but a membranous stomach; that kind of food being torn into small flakes by the beak, may be easily concocted by a membranous stomach. John Ray, on Creation.
Anodyne substances, which take off contractions of the membranous parts, are diuretick. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.
Birds of prey have membranaceous, not muscular stomachs. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.
Webster Dictionary
Membraneousadjective
see Membranous
Etymology: [L. membraneus of parchment.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of membraneous in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of membraneous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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