microdomain

microdomain

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der.
English micro-
Proto-Indo-European *dem-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *dṓmder.
Proto-Italic *domanos
Latin dominus
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ium
Latin dominiumder.
Old French demainebor.
Middle English demayne
English domain
English microdomain

    From micro- + domain.

    Noun

    microdomain (plural microdomains)

    1. (biology) Any of several small regions of a cell membrane that has a distinct structure and a distinct function
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