Mitochondrion Definition
mītə-kŏndrē-ən
mitochondria
noun
mitochondria
Any of various very small, usually rodlike structures found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells and serving as a center of intracellular enzyme activity: this activity produces the ATP needed to power the cell.
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Origin of Mitochondrion
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New Latin Greek mitos warp thread Greek khondrion diminutive of khondros grain, granule ghrendh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek μίτος (mitos, “thread”) + χονδρίον (chondrion), diminutive of χόνδρος (chondros, “grain, morsel”)
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