Plural of strain
regular plural
The plural of strain is strains.
Forms of strain
| Singular | strain /stɹeɪn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | strains |
| Countable | countable |
Strains in a sentence
- A baby gurgled, a photographer dropped her lens cap, and the strains of the U.S.2024, Christa Case Bryant, As US marks 9/11, a divided Congress unites to honor 13 fallen in Afghanistan, in: The Christian Science...
- a story that strains credulity
- Most strains of this virus have no virulence.From the entry virulence
- The flutter effect strains my eyes.From the entry flutter
- He adds the tea leaves to the boiling milk, then strains the liquid into cups.2023, Santanu Bhattacharya, One Small Voice, Fig Tree, page 350. From the entry chai
Meaning of strain
- noun Race; lineage, pedigree.
- noun A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.
- noun Hereditary character, quality, tendency, or disposition.
Questions about the plural of strain
- What is the plural of strain?
- The plural of strain is strains.
- Is strain countable?
- Strain is a countable noun.
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