Meaning Of The Word Mitochondrion

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Mitochondrion Meaning

Mitochondrion Definition
Mitochondrion Definition

What's The Definition Of Mitochondrion?

mitochondrion in American English
any of various very small, usually rodlike structures found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells and that serve as a center of intracellular enzyme activity which produces the ATP needed to power the cell
noun: an organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy production

mitochondrion in British English
noun: a small spherical or rodlike body, bounded by a double membrane, in the cytoplasm of most cells: contains enzymes responsible for energy production

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