mitochondrion

noun

Meaning

A 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.

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Related words

chondriosome(English)mitochondrium(English)matrix(English)mitoxosome(English)mitochondrial matrix(English)mitochondriogenesis(English)protomitochondrion(English)megamitochondrion(English)organelle(English)plastid(English)chloroplast(English)acetyl(English)

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