Associations to the word «Mitochondrion»

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Wiktionary

MITOCHONDRION, noun. (cytology) A spherical or ovoid organelle found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells, contains genetic material separate from that of the host; it is responsible for the conversion of food to usable energy in the form of ATP.

Dictionary definition

MITOCHONDRION, noun. An organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King