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Mitochondrium

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mitochondrionnoun(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.
mitosomenoun(cytology) An organelle found within certain unicellular eukaryotes which lack mitochondria.
nucleusnoun(chemistry, physics) The massive, positively charged central part of an atom, made up of protons and neutrons.
mitochondrianoun(sometimes proscribed) mitochondrion.
paroxysomenounMisspelling 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.]
plastosomenoun(obsolete) Any of various organelles found within a cell, especially a mitochondrion.
peroxysomenounMisspelling 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.]
mitoxosomenoun(cytology) A mitochondrial organelle associated with oxidative metabolism
organellenoun(cytology) A specialized structure found inside cells that carries out a specific life process (e.g. ribosomes, vacuoles).
cell nucleusnoun(cytology) A large membrane-enclosed organelle found in eukaryotic cells; a nucleus.
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.
kintoplastnounMisspelling of kinetoplast. [(microbiology) A disk-shaped mass of circular DNA inside a large mitochondrion, found specifically in protozoa of the class Kinetoplastea (kinetoplastids).]
hydrogenosomenoun(cytology) A membrane-bound form of organelles that produce molecular hydrogen and ATP in some anerobic ciliates, trichomonads and fungi, remarkable in that most forms contain no DNA.
perixosomenounMisspelling 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.]
proxisomenounMisspelling 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.]
matrixnounThe cavity or mold in which anything is formed.
metabolosomenoun(biology) A polyhedral organelle, in some bacteria, that has a shell of protein and contains a collection of enzymes associated with a specific metabolic process.
protomitochondrionnoun(biology) The ancestral bacterial endosymbiont from which all mitochondria are thought to be derived
promitochondrionnounA primitive mitochondrion that lacks some inner membranes
megamitochondrionnounA very large, misshapen mitochondrion

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