mi|to|chon|dri|a

mi|to|chon|dri|a
mi|to|chon|dri|a «MY tuh KON dree uh», noun, plural of mitochondrion.
minute sausage-shaped structures found in the cytoplasm of cells, containing many enzymes important for cell metabolism. They produce most of the energy required by the cells. Mitochondria often change their shape under certain conditions although their number in each cell remains about the same.
╂[< Greek mítos a thread + chóndros lump]

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