Mitochondria

noun

Word Frequency: 3.7

Definitions

1.nounA spherical or ovoid organelle found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells and containing genetic material separate from that of the host; it is responsible for the conversion of food to usable energy in the form of ATP.

Synonyms

powerhouse chondriosome mitochondrium matrix mitochondriogenesis megamitochondrion sarcosome protomitochondrion mitoxosome promitochondrion mitoplast mitoribosome

Rhymes With

hypochondria laundry a mastandrea mitochondria a papandrea

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