Crista

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Anatomy A crest or ridge, as on the top of a bone.
  • n. Biology One of the inward projections or folds of the inner membrane of a mitochondrion.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The internal compartments formed by the inner membrane of a mitochondrion, where many chemical reactions take place.
  • Word Usage
    "The forests consist primarily of Salíx humboldtiana (sauce criollo or sauce colorado), Tessaria intergrifolia (aliso), Erythrina crista-galli (ceibo), etc."
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    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Christa    Krista    Vista    arista    batiste   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    canaliculato    crus    montium    nigro    lacrimis