Real Dictionary

mitochondrion
a flexible length of metal links, used for confining, connecting, pulling, etc, or in jewellery [...]
a small spherical or rodlike body, bounded by a double membrane, in the cytoplasm of most cells: contains enzymes responsible for energy production [...]
a substance, situation, or environment in which something has its origin, takes form, or is enclosed [...]
a unit of heredity composed of DNA occupying a fixed position on a chromosome (some viral genes are composed of RNA). A gene may determine a characteristic of an individual by specifying a polypeptide chain that forms a protein or part of a protein ( stru
any disturbance or abnormality in the function of an organ or part [...]
any of a group of naturally occurring compounds, consisting of iron, a protein, and a porphyrin, that are important in cell oxidation-reduction reactions [...]
any of a large group of nitrogenous compounds of high molecular weight that are essential constituents of all living organisms. They consist of one or more chains of amino acids linked by peptide bonds and are folded into a specific three-dimensional shap
any thin pliable sheet of material [...]
everything that is inside a container [...]
injury or harm impairing the function or condition of a person or thing [...]
latent but unrealized ability or capacity [...]
of, relating to, or affecting respiration or the organs used in respiration [...]
the act or process of fusing or melting together; union [...]
the act or process of splitting or breaking into parts [...]
the branch of biology concerned with the form and structure of organisms [...]
the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that change or produce the motions of bodies [...]
the full complement of genetic material within an organism [...]
the natural action or intended purpose of a person or thing in a specific role [...]
the principle that a living organism must originate from a parent organism similar to itself [...]
the process in living organisms of taking in oxygen from the surroundings and giving out carbon dioxide ( external respiration). In terrestrial animals this is effected by breathing air [...]
the state or quality of being active [...]
the state or quality of being permeable [...]
the sum total of the chemical processes that occur in living organisms, resulting in growth, production of energy, elimination of waste material, etc [...]