mitochondrial
English
Etymology
From mitochondria + -al.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌmaɪ.təˈkɑːn.dɹi.əl/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌmaɪ.təˈkɒn.dɹi.əl/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
mitochondrial (not comparable)
- (cytology) Of, or relating to mitochondria.
- 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 329:
- Sperm pass on none of their mitochondria during conception, so all mitochondrial information is transferred from generation to generation through mothers alone.
Derived terms
- amitochondrial
- antimitochondrial
- extramitochondrial
- intermitochondrial
- intramitochondrial
- mitochondrial DNA
- Mitochondrial Eve
- mitochondrially
- mitochondrial matrix
- mitochondrial megachannel
- mitophagy
- mt (abbreviation)
- nonmitochondrial
- perimitochondrial
- postmitochondrial
- protomitochondrial
- submitochondrial
- transmitochondrial
- xenomitochondrial
Translations
of, or relating to mitochondria
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.tɔ.kɔ̃.dʁi.jal/
Adjective
mitochondrial (feminine mitochondriale, masculine plural mitochondriaux, feminine plural mitochondriales)