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| mi·to·chon·dri·on [ mtə kóndree ən ] (plural mi·to·chon·dri·a [ mtə kóndree ə ]) |
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small body in cells: a small round or rod-shaped body that is found in the cytoplasm of most cells and produces enzymes for the metabolic conversion of food to energy
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| [Early 20th century. < Greek mitos "thread" + khondrion< khondros "granule, lump (of salt)"] |
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