Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mitochondrial

/ˌmaɪ.təˈkɑːn.dɹi.əl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables: mi-to-chon-dri-al
IPA: /ˌmaɪ.təˈkɑːn.dɹi.əl/

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or relating to mitochondria.

Example Sentences

"Sperm pass on none of their mitochondria during conception, so all mitochondrial information is transferred from generation to generation through mothers alone."
"A coenzyme that exists in all living cells, NAD+ plays a central role in the body’s biological processes, such as regulating cellular energy, increasing insulin sensitivity and reversing mitochondrial dysfunction."

Etymology

Etymology tree English mitochondrion English -a English mitochondria English -al English mitochondrial From mitochondria + -al.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmaɪ.təˈkɑːn.dɹi.əl/
British English: /ˌmaɪ.təˈkɒn.dɹi.əl/

Inflected Forms

more mitochondrial (comparative) most mitochondrial (superlative)

Derived Forms

amitochondrial antimitochondrial extramitochondrial intermitochondrial intramitochondrial mitochondrially mitophagy mt nonmitochondrial perimitochondrial postmitochondrial protomitochondrial

Phrases

mitochondrial DNA Mitochondrial Eve mitochondrial matrix mitochondrial megachannel

Questions

How do you pronounce mitochondrial?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmaɪ.təˈkɑːn.dɹi.əl/.
What does mitochondrial mean?: Of, or relating to mitochondria.
Where does mitochondrial come from?: Etymology tree English mitochondrion English -a English mitochondria English -al English mitochondrial From mitochondria + -al.

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