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Meaning of "stroma" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STROMA

Via New Latin from Late Latin: a mattress, from Greek; related to Latin sternere to strew.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STROMA

stroma  [ˈstrəʊmə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STROMA

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determiner
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Stroma is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STROMA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stroma

Stroma may refer to: Biology ▪ Stroma, the connective, functionally supportive framework of a biological cell, tissue, or organ ▪ Stroma of ovary, a soft tissue, well supplied with blood, consisting of spindle-shaped cells with a small amount of connective tissue ▪ Stroma of iris, fibres and cells in the iris ▪ Stroma of cornea, plates of collagen fibrils in the cornea ▪ Lymph node stromal cell, cells which provide a scaffold for other lymph node cells ▪ Stroma, the fluid in between grana, where carbohydrate-formation reactions occur in the chloroplasts of plant cells photosynthesizing ▪ Stroma, the dense structural tissue that produces fruiting bodies; made of non-vegetative hyphae ▪ Stromal cell, a connective tissue cell of any organ, supports the function of the parenchymal cells of that organ Places ▪ Stroma, Scotland, an uninhabited island off the northern coast of Scotland People ▪ Freddie Stroma, a British actor known for playing Cormac McLaggen in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince...

Definition of stroma in the English dictionary

The first definition of stroma in the dictionary is the gel-like matrix of chloroplasts and certain cells. Other definition of stroma is the fibrous connective tissue forming the matrix of the mammalian ovary and testis. Stroma is also a dense mass of hyphae that is produced by certain fungi and gives rise to spore-producing bodies.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STROMA


aroma
əˈrəʊmə
atheroma
ˌæθəˈrəʊmə
chondroma
kɒnˈdrəʊmə
chroma
ˈkrəʊmə
Cromer
ˈkrəʊmə
diploma
dɪˈpləʊmə
enchondroma
ˌɛnkənˈdrəʊmə
fibroma
faɪˈbrəʊmə
groma
ˈɡrəʊmə
homer
ˈhəʊmə
hydroma
haɪˌdrəʊmə
hygroma
haɪˈɡrəʊmə
neurofibroma
ˌnjʊərəʊˌfaɪˈbrəʊmə
neuroma
njʊˈrəʊmə
Oklahoma
ˌəʊkləˈhəʊmə
pleroma
pliːˈrəʊmə
rhinoscleroma
ˌraɪnəʊˌsklɪəˈrəʊmə
roamer
ˈrəʊmə
scleroma
sklɪəˈrəʊmə
xeroma
zɪˈrəʊmə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STROMA

stroganoff
Stroheim
stroke
stroke play
stroke-play
stroker
stroll
stroller
strolling
stromal
stromata
stromatic
stromatolite
stromatolitic
stromatous
stromb
Stromboli
Strombolian
strombuliferous
strombuliform

WORDS THAT END LIKE STROMA

acoustic neuroma
adenocarcinoma
boma
carcinoma
Dodoma
glaucoma
homa
Kostroma
loma
lymphoma
melanoma
mesothelioma
myeloma
noma
osteosarcoma
Roma
sarcoma
soma
Tacoma
teratoma

Synonyms and antonyms of stroma in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «stroma» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STROMA

Find out the translation of stroma to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stroma from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stroma» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

基质
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estroma
570 millions of speakers

English

stroma
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्ट्रोमा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سدى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стромы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estroma
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Stroma
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

stroma
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Stroma
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stroma
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

間質
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기질
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stroma
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chất nền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இழையவேலையை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्ट्रॉमा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

stroma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stroma
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Stroma
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

строми
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stroma
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στρώμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stroma
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stroma
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stroma
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stroma

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STROMA»

The term «stroma» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.621 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STROMA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «stroma» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «stroma» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stroma

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STROMA»

Discover the use of stroma in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stroma and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cell and Molecular Biology: Concepts and Experiments
All proteins translocated through the chloroplast envelope contain a stroma targeting domain as part of their transit peptide, which guarantees that the polypeptide will enter the stroma. Once in the stroma, the stroma targeting domain is ...
Gerald Karp, 2009
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Tourism, Culture and Development: Hopes, Dreams and ...
Many of the challenges are relevant to peripheral communities across the globe. Themes in this book will resonate with studies of tourism, tourists, development, globalisation and cultural change from around the world.
Stroma Cole, 2007
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The Role of Stroma in Wnt-induced Mammary Gland Development ...
Gene targeting and manipulation technologies have improved our understanding of the reciprocal interactions between epithelia and stroma at the molecular level. For instance, reciprocal signaling relays during mouse tooth development ...
Young Chul Kim, 2007
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Strategy to Design a Stratified Lamellar Corneal Stroma ...
This suggests that the collagen film stack methodology mentioned above is an efficient, reliable and reproducible protocol that mimics the cellular and structural lamellar arrangement and organization to that observed in the corneal stroma.
Reem B. Arafeh, 2008
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Facilitation of Neutrophil Migration Through the Corneal ...
Corneal opacification caused by extracellular damage and remodeling is a symptom of bacterial keratitis in which neutrophils are a critical part of its pathogenesis.
Michelle Lin, 2008
6
Cancer Grading Manual
Classification of peripheral neuroblastic tumors according to the prognostic parameters. Source: Modified from Wenig et al. (1997) and Shimada et al (21). stroma and by estimating the proliferative capacity of tumor cells by calculating the ...
Ivan Damjanov, Fang Fan, 2007
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Plant Cell Biology: Structure and Function
Introduction: The light reactions of photosynthesis release ATP (chemical energy) and NADPH2 (reducing power) into the chloroplast stroma, where they drive the " dark" reactions of the photosynthetic carbon reduction cycle (Calvin cycle).
Brian E. S. Gunning, Martin W. Steer, 1996
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Functionality of Proteins in Food
1.2.2 Solubility of Stroma Proteins Stroma proteins are usually measured as the insoluble proteins remaining after exhaustive extraction of all soluble muscle proteins. Stroma proteins influence meat quality directly[10]: ( 1 ) they lower ...
Joseph F. Zayas, 1997
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Human Microscopic Anatomy: An Atlas for Students of Medicine ...
Plate. 41. Spleen: stroma. and. parenchyma. Fig. 1. The spleen is an elongated lymphatic organ weighing between 150 and 200 g situated in the left hypogastrium and covered by peritoneum. The splenic artery (A) and vein (V), nerve fibers, ...
Radivoj V. Krstic, 1991
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Radioimmunotherapy of Cancer
Tenascin is another RGD-containing structural protein that is synthesized locally in tumor stroma by fibroblasts; normally absent from adult connective tissues, it, like alternatively spliced fibronectins, is prominent in fetal connective tissues and  ...
Paul G. Abrams, Alan R. Fritzberg, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STROMA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stroma is used in the context of the following news items.
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Freddie Stroma, the Ass and Heart of Lifetime's 'UnREAL'
“I've been playing a lot of douchebags,” Freddie Stroma says of his most popular on-screen roles. The 28-year-old English import first garnered attention for ... «Out Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Talking to UnREAL's Prince Charming
Vulture spoke with Prince Charming himself, played by Freddie Stroma, about whom he would choose to be his reality-TV wife and the possibilities of a second ... «Vulture, Jul 15»
3
Freddie Stroma On Playing Suitor Adam In Lifetime's 'UnREAL'
As "suitor" Adam on Lifetime's "UnREAL," Freddie Stroma plays a charming, handsome and somewhat damaged playboy. But, as the episodes roll out each ... «Access Hollywood, Jul 15»
4
Hot Freddie Stroma Pictures
The role belonged to sexy British actor Freddie Stroma, who's now 28 years old and, well, even more good-looking. Fans may also recognize Freddie (and his ... «POPSUGAR, Jul 15»
5
'UnREAL's' Freddie Stoma: Adam Is "Selling Himself Out Just as …
Monday's episode of Lifetime's UnREAL saw the fake reality show-within-a-show visit Adam's (Freddie Stroma) less-than-picturesque vineyard. The episode ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jun 15»
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Freddie Stroma Goes Shirtless & Bares Butt on 'UnREAL'!
Freddie Stroma shows off his buff bod while going shirtless for various scenes throughout the first few episodes of his new Lifetime series UnREAL. «Just Jared, Jun 15»
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Pitch Perfect's Freddie Stroma Reveals 'UnREAL' Secrets - New …
Freddie Stroma: It's based on a reality dating show and the behind the scenes of it. I play the suitor of the show. I've got sort of twenty odd girls who are kind of in ... «Just Jared, Jun 15»
8
Transcriptional mimicry by tumor-associated stroma
New studies used CRC transcriptomic data to show that tumor-associated stroma mimics the gene signature of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and ... «Nature.com, Mar 15»
9
Tissue-specific patterns of gene expression in the epithelium and …
Transcripts differentially expressed between epithelium and stroma (N = 4916, P <0.01, false discovery rate <0.001), included a high proportion of genes ... «BMC Blogs Network, Mar 15»
10
Freddie Stroma to star in '13 Hours'
Stroma will star as an undercover CIA agent in Libya in the film, which centers on the attack of a US State Department Special Mission Compound in Benghazi ... «The Indian Express, Mar 15»

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