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Grana in a sentence

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Grana | Granada | Granary | Granaries | Granados | Granatstein | Granato | Granahan | Granat

Grana meaning

plural of granum

Using Grana

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of granum
  • In the example corpus, grana often appears in combinations such as: grana with, the grana, grana are.

Context around Grana

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

though 1× fewer 1× multiple 1× told 1× thylakoids 1×

Often after:

stacks 1×

Sentence patterns with Grana

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and el grana that sell 1× and fewer grana and less 1× and more grana with more 1× around the grana are helicoid 1× arranged in grana stacks 1× bridges between grana 1× distorting the grana and thylakoids 1× grana are also 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at the periphery 1× each granum can 1× embedded within the 1× grana are also 1× green algae and 1× one model has 1×

Common sentence endings:

as small granules 1× bridges between grana 1× by jewish merchants 1× by stromal thylakoids 1× grana and thylakoids 1× in grana stacks 1×

Words around Grana

Just before it in the word index:

gran 224 gramscian 2 gramsci 45 grams 540 grampy 5 grampus 10

Just after it in the word index:

granada 173 granadino 2 granado 2 granados 15 granahan 6 granal 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Grana

  • In this selection, "grana" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, though, fewer, multiple and stacks stand out and add context to how "grana" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and el grana that sell and and fewer grana and less. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "grana" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with grana

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Grana are also just barely visible as small granules. (9 words)

Stromal thylakoids are helicoid sheets that spiral around grana. (9 words)

Sheriff Anthony McGeehan told Grana he was “lucky to have the support of his father”. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

One model has the granum as a stack of thylakoids linked by helical stromal thylakoids; the other has the granum as a single folded thylakoid connected in a "hub and spoke" way to other grana by stromal thylakoids. (38 words)

Each granum can contain anywhere from two to a hundred thylakoids, though grana with 10–20 thylakoids are most common. citation Wrapped around the grana are helicoid stromal thylakoids, also known as frets or lamellar thylakoids. (36 words)

At the periphery are the souks Et Trouk, El Blat, El Blaghgia, El Kébabgia, En Nhas (copper), Es Sabbaghine (dyeing) and El Grana that sell clothing and blankets and was occupied by Jewish merchants. (34 words)

Example sentences (11)

Each granum can contain anywhere from two to a hundred thylakoids, though grana with 10–20 thylakoids are most common. citation Wrapped around the grana are helicoid stromal thylakoids, also known as frets or lamellar thylakoids.

Shaded chloroplasts contain larger and more grana with more thylakoid membrane area than chloroplasts exposed to bright light, which have smaller and fewer grana and less thylakoid area.

The helicoids may extend as large sheets that link multiple grana, or narrow to tube-like bridges between grana.

Sheriff Anthony McGeehan told Grana he was “lucky to have the support of his father”.

At the periphery are the souks Et Trouk, El Blat, El Blaghgia, El Kébabgia, En Nhas (copper), Es Sabbaghine (dyeing) and El Grana that sell clothing and blankets and was occupied by Jewish merchants.

Embedded within the stroma are stacks of thylakoids (grana), which are the site of photosynthesis.

Grana are also just barely visible as small granules.

Green algae and plants keep their starch inside their chloroplasts, and in plants and some algae, the chloroplast thylakoids are arranged in grana stacks.

One model has the granum as a stack of thylakoids linked by helical stromal thylakoids; the other has the granum as a single folded thylakoid connected in a "hub and spoke" way to other grana by stromal thylakoids.

Stromal thylakoids are helicoid sheets that spiral around grana.

Under conditions such as high atmospheric CO 2 concentrations, these starch grains may grow very large, distorting the grana and thylakoids.

Common combinations with grana

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "grana" in a sentence?
An example: "Each granum can contain anywhere from two to a hundred thylakoids, though grana with 10–20 thylakoids are most common. citation Wrapped around the grana are helicoid stromal thylakoids, also known as frets or lamellar thylakoids." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "grana" from authentic English texts.
What does "grana" mean?
Grana means: plural of granum
How many example sentences with "grana" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "grana", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.