mitochondrion
Definitions
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.
Equivalents
27 more languages
Azərbaycan dilimitoxondri
Catalàmitocondri
Češtinamitochondrie
Danskmitokondrie
Ελληνικάμιτοχόνδριο
Suomimitokondrio
Magyarmitokondrium
Bahasa Indonesiamitokondria
Íslenskahvatberi
Italianomitocondrio
Қазақ тілімитохондрия
ភាសាខ្មែរមីតូកុងទ្រី
Македонскимитохондрија
Polskimitochondrium
Portuguêsmitocôndria
Русскиймитохондрия
Slovenčinamitochondria
Svenskamitokondrie
ไทยไมโทคอนเดรีย
Tagalogsulidlawas
Türkçemitokondri
Українськамітохондрія
Tiếng Việtti thể
Examples
“The consideration of the mitochondrion in the spermatocytes I shall pass⟳ over, as it is not within the bounds of this paper; yet I hope⟳ to study⟳ the earlier generations of my material, and shall then compare⟳ the results.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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