mitochondrion

What does mitochondrion mean?

mitochondrion means "an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy".

How many syllables are in mitochondrion?

mitochondrion has 5 syllables: mi-to-chon-dri-on. The stress falls on "chon". In IPA it is /ˌmaɪtəˈkɑndɹiən/.

What is another word for mitochondrion?

Close synonyms include chondriosome. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mitochondrion a common word?

mitochondrion is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for mitochondrion come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.