Plural of crista
irregular plural
The plural of crista is cristae.
Forms of crista
| Singular | crista /ˈkɹɪstə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | cristae /ˈkɹɪsti/ |
| Countable | countable |
Cristae in a sentence
- Golgi bodies and mitochondria with tubular cristae are present, but not plastids; the nuclei show open orthomitosis during binary fission.1991 October 3, Michael A. Sleigh, Protozoa and Other Protists, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 139. From the entry orthomitosis
- Sarcomere disorder, myofilament dissolved and fatty degeneration, mitochondria swelling, cristae vacuolation was found in myocardial submorphology of SC group by TEM (Fig 6B and 6E).2015 August 1, “Cardiac Dysregulation and Myocardial Injury in a 6-Hydroxydopamine-Induced Rat Model of Sympathetic Denervation”, in PLOS…. From the entry submorphology
Meaning of crista
- noun Any of the internal compartments formed by the inner membrane of a mitochondrion, where many chemical reactions take place.
- noun A dental crest.
- noun A crest or terminal shaft.
Nouns ending in -a: plural -ae
Questions about the plural of crista
- What is the plural of crista?
- The plural of crista is cristae.
- Is crista countable?
- Crista is a countable noun.
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