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crista

Syllables: cris·ta/ˈkɹɪstə/

crista noun: any of the internal compartments formed by the inner membrane of a mitochondrion, where many chemical reactions take place.

Noun

crista (plural cristae or (obsolete) cristæ)

  1. Any of the internal compartments formed by the inner membrane of a mitochondrion, where many chemical reactions take place.
  2. A dental crest.
  3. A crest or terminal shaft.
    • […] a crista of fine hairs, between the two reddish, rounded knobs or stigmas […]1805, Charles Dietrich Eberhard König, John Sims (joint ed.), Annals of Botany (volume 1, page 292)

crista meaning in Tamil

crista in Tamil

கிரிஸ்ட்டா, கொண்டை, தலைச்சூட்டு

Forms of crista

pluralcristae
plural (obsolete)cristæ

Plural of crista: cristae

Origin of crista

From Latin crista. Doublet of crest.

Words formed from crista

Phrases with crista

Words that rhyme with crista

Questions about crista

What does crista mean?
Crista means any of the internal compartments formed by the inner membrane of a mitochondrion, where many chemical reactions take place.
What is crista in Tamil?
Crista in Tamil is கிரிஸ்ட்டா, கொண்டை, தலைச்சூட்டு. See Crista meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is crista?
Crista is a noun.
How do you pronounce crista?
Crista is pronounced /ˈkɹɪstə/.
What is the plural of crista?
The plural of crista is cristae.

Words near crista in the dictionary

  1. Crissman
  2. Crissmans
  3. crissum
  4. Crissy
  5. Crist
  6. crista
  7. crista ampullaris
  8. crista cutis
  9. cristacarpin
  10. cristae
  11. cristal

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Adapted from Wiktionary: crista (page history and authors); crista (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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