ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌsōm noun
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Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary chondri- + -some; originally formed as German chondriosom
biology : any of a class of minute granular, rodlike, or threadlike apparently self-perpetuating lipoprotein complexes in the cytoplasm of most cells that are thought to function in cellular metabolism and secretion : mitochondrion