ALL meanings of mitochondrion
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M m - noun plural mitochondrion an organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy production. 1
- noun mitochondrion An organelle found in large numbers in most cells, in which the biochemical processes of respiration and energy production occur. It has a double membrane, the inner layer being folded inward to form layers (cristae). 1
- noun mitochondrion a small spherical or rodlike body, bounded by a double membrane, in the cytoplasm of most cells: contains enzymes responsible for energy production 0
- noun mitochondrion 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 0