Assertion: membrane's molecule | /r/CapableOf | cross cell membranes
Facets:
value: by diffusion
type: MANNER
value: in this way
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: The molecules that can cross cell membranes in this way, as you may predict, are small molecules such as O 2 and CO 2 .
text: Water, carbon dioxide, and oxygen are among the few simple molecules that can cross the cell membrane by diffusion (or a type of diffusion known as osmosis ).