[ 'krɪstə ]
■ noun ( plural ~e -ti: )
1》 Anatomy & Zoology a ridge or crest.
2》 Biology each of the partitions in a mitochondrion formed by folding of the inner membrane.
Derivatives
~te adjective
Origin
C19: from L., 'tuft, plume, crest'.
[ 'krɪstə ]
■ noun ( plural ~e -ti: )
1》 Anatomy & Zoology a ridge or crest.
2》 Biology each of the partitions in a mitochondrion formed by folding of the inner membrane.
Derivatives
~te adjective
Origin
C19: from L., 'tuft, plume, crest'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004