See Also: bilayer(dictionary)
lipid bilayer(medicine)
phospholipid bilayer(medicine)
fluid bilayer model(medicine)

bilayer (iou)



bilayer noun. M20.
[from BI- + LAYER noun.]
Biochemistry. A film two molecules thick (formed e.g. by lipids), in which each molecule is arranged with its hydrophobic end directed inwards towards the opposite side of the film and its hydrophilic end directed outwards.