— mitochondrial , adj.
/muy'teuh kon"dree euhn/ , n. , pl. mitochondria /-dree euh/ . Cell Biol.
an organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy production. See diag. under cell .
[ 1900-05; míto ( s ) thread + chóndrion small grain, equiv. to chóndr ( os ) grain, corn + -ion dim. suffix ]