strains in English

noun

1

a force tending to pull or stretch something to an extreme or damaging degree.

the usual type of chair puts an enormous strain on the spine

synonyms: tension, tightness, tautness

2

a severe or excessive demand on the strength, resources, or abilities of someone or something.

the accusations put a strain on relations between the two countries

synonyms: pressure, demands, burdens, stress, hassle

3

the sound of a piece of music as it is played or performed.

through the open windows came the strains of a hurdy-gurdy playing in the street

synonyms: sound, music, melody, tune

4

a breed, stock, or variety of an animal or plant developed by breeding.

Australia has been trying to breed better strains of plants and animals for ever.

synonyms: variety, kind, type, sort, breed, genus

5

a particular tendency as part of a person's character.

there was a powerful strain of insanity on her mother's side of the family

synonyms: tendency, susceptibility, propensity, proneness, trait, disposition

verb

1

force (a part of one's body or oneself) to make a strenuous or unusually great effort.

I stopped and listened, straining my ears for any sound

2

pour (a mainly liquid substance) through a porous or perforated device or material in order to separate out any solid matter.

strain the custard into a bowl

noun

tension, tightness, tautness
injury, sprain, wrench, twist
pressure, demands, burdens, stress, hassle
stress, (nervous) tension, exhaustion, fatigue, pressure of work, overwork
sound, music, melody, tune
variety, kind, type, sort, breed, genus
descent, ancestry, origin(s), parentage, lineage, extraction, family, roots
tendency, susceptibility, propensity, proneness, trait, disposition
element, strand, vein, note, trace, touch, suggestion, hint
form, variant
song
pains, striving, nisus
melody, air, tune, line
stock, breed
stress
tenor
straining
mental strain, nervous strain

verb

overtax, injure, struggle, make excessive demands on, pull, clasp, sieve, strive, tense, filter, try, extend, distort, puree
overtax, overwork, overextend, overreach, drive too far, exhaust, wear out, overdo it, knock oneself out
injure, damage, pull, wrench, twist, sprain
struggle, labor, toil, make every effort, try very hard, break one's back, push/drive oneself to the limit, pull out all the stops, go all out, bust a gut
make excessive demands on, overtax, be too much for, test, tax, put a strain on
pull, tug, heave, haul, jerk, yank
clasp, press, clutch, hold tight, embrace, hug, enfold, envelop
sieve, sift, filter, screen, riddle, filtrate
sieve, sift
strive, reach
tense, tense up
tense
filter, filtrate, separate out, filter out
try, stress
extend
distort, deform
puree

Use "strains" in a sentence

1. Complete List of Cannabis Strains

2. Hansenula anomala strains showed good activity against Geotrichum candidum strains, Cryptococcus albidus, and Sporobolomyces salmonicolor.

3. Combinations of amoxicillin and clavulanic acid were tested against 11Escherichia coli strains and fiveKlebsiella aerogenes strains.

4. He bathed in luscious strains.

5. The mare struggles, writhes, strains.

6. Eighteen strains of NDV from four lineages were identified and grouped into virulent and Avirulent strains

7. The variation seen in the axenically grown strains compared with the Bacterized strains was also noteworthy (Fig

8. Strains of which 31.0 percent v/ere Aerobacters and 12,0 per­ cent were Intermediater (Citrobacter) strains

9. A and As-102 Amoebian strains, kept in the collection of protozoan strains and species of the Institute of Cytology RAS and referred to as strains of A

10. Their characterization revealed that Aneuploid strains …

11. The dancers bathed in luscious strains.

12. Infinitesimal strains cannot yet be recorded.

13. [13,18,19] Unlike Bacterized strains, axenic culture

14. There are many strains of Arbovirus

15. List of Commonly Requested Auxotrophic Strains

16. We analyzed 13 budding yeast strains that carry extra copies of single chromosomes and found that all Aneuploid strains

17. Results A total of 74 strains of serogroup C, 11 strains of serogroup A and 19 strains of serogroup B were separated from the patients' CSF and faucial swabs from close contactors.

18. Combinations of ampicillin and sulbactam (CP-45899) were tested against 11 strains ofEscherichia coli and five strains ofKlebsiella aerogenes.

19. Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus)

20. Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus).

21. Most strains produce the adhesion factor “intimin”.

22. Every year new strains of influenza develop.

23. There are many different strains of flu virus.

24. We sipped wine to the strains of Beethoven.

25. And unusual strains of salmonella have increased too.

26. Most strains of this organism are found in sputum from the respiratory tract with strains found rarely in the lymph nodes.

27. Rigoulet, the strong man, strains at his dumbbell.

28. Synergy was demonstrated by agar dilution in six of the ten resistantE. coli strains and in three of the fiveK. aerogenes strains.

29. The strains arising from insecurity can often precipitate collapse.

30. Acute stress results from the strains of everyday life.

31. Establish human glioma cell strains and culture normal astrocytes.

32. Coagulase testing is the standard method for differentiating contagious Staphylococcus aureus strains (Coagulase Positive Staph) from other Staphylococcal strains (Coagulase Negative Staph or …

33. Unlike most mouse strains, it drinks alcoholic beverages voluntarily.

34. Strains occur when a muscle or tendon is overstretched .

35. Some strains can enter and replicate within solid tumors.

36. However, these Armyworm strains are indistinguishable based on appearance

37. Characteristics of virulent, attenuated, and Avirulent Mycoplasma pneumoniae strains

38. She said modern men were put under other strains .

39. The strains of the national anthem filled the hall.

40. Virulence may vary between strains of the same organism.

41. Other E. cloacae strains, and also Enterobacter agglomerans strains, Pantoea agglomerans, Klebsiella aerogenes, and Klebsiella oxytoca were found to convert tryptophan into indole-3-acetate.

42. To come into existence: New strains of viruses Appear periodically

43. Accurate measurement of forces and strains obviously requires accurate models.

44. This is our last chance to test the new strains.

45. They joyfully struck up the strains of a welcome march.

46. 8 prototrophic Acetobacter-strains were examined for spontaneous auxotrophic mutants.

47. The dog strains at the leash, eager to be off.

48. But the application of inoculant in field was blocked as the problem of nodulation competitiveness between inoculant strains and indigenous strains was not been solved completely.

49. There are many types (strains) of the Vibrio Cholera bacteria

50. Rearing experiments proved the existence of amphogenic and thelygenic strains.