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noun (mitochondria)
- (cytology) A spherical or ovoid organelle found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells, contains genetic material separate from that of the host; it is responsible for the conversion of food to usable energy in the form of ATP.
Translations: - French: mitochondrie
- German: Mitochondrium , Mitochondrion
- Italian: mitocondrio
- Spanish: mitocondria
Etymology: From Ancient Greek (polytonic, ) (mitos) "thread" + (polytonic, ) (chondrion), diminutive of (polytonic, ) (chondros) "grain, morsel"
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