mitochondria
Meaning of mitochondria
noun
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.
noun
(sometimes proscribed) mitochondrion
Information about mitochondria
- It is a name.
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Hyphenation of mitochondria
mi-to-chon-dria
- It consists of 4 syllables and 12 chars.
- mitochondria is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
Translation of mitochondria
- Spanish: mitocondria
- French: mitochondrie
- Italian: mitocondrio
- Portuguese: mitocôndria
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