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Strain may refer to:
- Strain (biology), variants of plants, viruses or bacteria; or an inbred animal used for experimental purposes
- Strain (chemistry), a chemical stress of a molecule
- Deformation (mechanics), a geometrical measure of deformation representing the relative displacement between particles in a material body
- Strain (injury), an injury to a muscle in which the muscle fibers tear as a result of over-stretching
- Strain (manga), a 1996 manga written by Yoshiyuki Okamura, and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami
- Strain (music), a series of musical phrases that create a distinct melody of a piece
- Strain (album), a 2004 album by Flesh Field
- Strain, Arkansas
- Strain, to be subject to tension or psychological stress
- The Strain (book), a 2009 vampire horror novel written by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan
- Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry, a 2006 anime
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See also
- Strain 121, a microbe that can thrive at temperatures of 121 °C
- Ames strain, a strain of anthrax
- Strain theory (disambiguation), of which there are several
- Ring strain, another chemical concept
- Shear strain, a strain that acts parallel to the face of a material that it is acting on
- The Andromeda Strain is a science fiction book and movie adaptation
- Strained tendon, a German band
- The Acacia Strain, an American band
- Lunar Strain, the 1994 music album by In Flames
- New business strain, a financial concept
- Strainer, a type of sieve used to separate solids from liquids, e.g. in cooking.
- The Strain (disambiguation)
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