mitochondrial

English

Etymology

mitochondria +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmaɪ.təˈkɑːn.dɹi.əl/
• IPA^(key): /ˌmaɪ.təˈkɒn.dɹi.əl/

Adjective

mitochondrial (not comparable)

1. (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
• mt (abbreviation)
• nonmitochondrial
• perimitochondrial
• postmitochondrial
• protomitochondrial
• submitochondrial
• transmitochondrial

 

Translations

of, or relating to mitochondria

• Catalan: mitocondrial
• Finnish: mitokondriaalinen
• French: mitochondrial (fr)
• Hungarian: mitokondriális
• Italian: mitocondriale (it)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: mitocondrial
• Russian: митохондриа́льный (ru) (mitoxondriálʹnyj)
• Spanish: mitocondrial (es)
• Swedish: mitokondriell (sv)

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French

Adjective

mitochondrial (feminine mitochondriale, masculine plural mitochondriaux, feminine plural mitochondriales)

1. mitochondrial