Home › Words › M › mycomembranemycomembranemycomembrane · noun — A hydrophobic layer of mycolic acids in the mycobacterial cell wall.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom myco- + membrane.nounA hydrophobic layer of mycolic acids in the mycobacterial cell walle.g.“This is based on the assumption of the conservation of the basic functions in both species, such as the building of the mycomembrane.” — 2015 December 24, “The Non-Essential Mycolic Acid Biosynthesis Genes hadA and hadC Contribute to the Physiology and Fitness of Mycobacterium smegmatis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.meroacid 68% match — meromycolic acid vs mycomembrane →mycoside 62% match — Any of a group of glycopeptidolipids that are major immunogens in the cell walls of many mycobacteria vs mycomembrane →meromycolic 62% match — Related to a meromycolic acid or its derivatives vs mycomembrane →dimycolate 61% match — Any compound that has two mycolate groups vs mycomembrane →spiralin 59% match — A mycoplasmal membrane lipoprotein vs mycomembrane →mycolactone 57% match — A polyketide macrolide produced by mycobacteria vs mycomembrane →mycoyltransferase 55% match — Any mycobacterial glycosyltransferase vs mycomembrane →membranosome 55% match — A membraneous lomasome vs mycomembrane →