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Mitochondria
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.
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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.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| powerhousenoun | (figurative) Any source of power, energy or strength; a source of influence or inspiration |
| chondriosomenoun | Synonym of mitochondrion. |
| mitochondriumnoun | Misspelling of mitochondrion. [(cytology) 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.] |
| matrixnoun | The cavity or mold in which anything is formed. |
| mitochondriogenesisnoun | The production of mitochondria |
| megamitochondrionnoun | A very large, misshapen mitochondrion |
| sarcosomenoun | (dated) A mitochondrion. |
| protomitochondrionnoun | (biology) The ancestral bacterial endosymbiont from which all mitochondria are thought to be derived |
| mitoxosomenoun | (cytology) A mitochondrial organelle associated with oxidative metabolism |
| promitochondrionnoun | A primitive mitochondrion that lacks some inner membranes |
| mitoplastnoun | A mitochondrion that has been stripped of its outer membrane, leaving the inner membrane intact. |
| mitoribosomenoun | A mitochondrial ribosome. |
| proxisomenoun | Misspelling of peroxisome. [(cytology) An intracellular organelle found in all eukaryotes (except Archezoa) which is the source of the enzymes that catalyze the production and breakdown of hydrogen peroxide, and are responsible for the oxidation of long-chain fatty acids.] |
| mitochondrial matrixnoun | (biology) The material within the space, enclosed by the mitochondrial inner membrane. It is composed of enzymes, DNA filaments, granules, protein crystals, glycogen, and lipid. |
| mitophagosomenoun | A phagosome associated with mitochondria |
| mitophagynoun | (microbiology) The removal of damaged mitochondria from a cell prior to cell death |
| paroxysomenoun | Misspelling of peroxisome. [(cytology) An intracellular organelle found in all eukaryotes (except Archezoa) which is the source of the enzymes that catalyze the production and breakdown of hydrogen peroxide, and are responsible for the oxidation of long-chain fatty acids.] |
| mitochondriotoxinnoun | A mitochondriotoxic material |
| peroxysomenoun | Misspelling of peroxisome. [(cytology) An intracellular organelle found in all eukaryotes (except Archezoa) which is the source of the enzymes that catalyze the production and breakdown of hydrogen peroxide, and are responsible for the oxidation of long-chain fatty acids.] |
| mitofusionnoun | (biology) mitochondrial fusion |
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