mitochondrial

English

Etymology

From mitochondria +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Southern England):

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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
• mitophagy
• mt (abbreviation)
• nonmitochondrial
• perimitochondrial
• postmitochondrial
• protomitochondrial
• submitochondrial
• transmitochondrial
• xenomitochondrial

Translations

of, or relating to mitochondria

Catalan: mitocondrial Esperanto: mitoĥondria, mitokondria Finnish: mitokondriaalinen French: mitochondrial (fr) Hungarian: mitokondriális Italian: mitocondriale (it) Portuguese: mitocondrial Russian: митохондриа́льный (ru) (mitoxondriálʹnyj) Spanish: mitocondrial (es) Swedish: mitokondriell (sv)

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.tɔ.kɔ̃.dʁi.jal/

Adjective

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

1. mitochondrial