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chondrio-

chondrio- prefix: granule, mitochondrion component.

Prefix

chondrio-

  1. Granule, mitochondrion component.

Origin of chondrio-

From chondrion (“granule, mitochondrion component”) (former name for mitochondria, coined in German by Carl Benda in 1898, from Ancient Greek χονδρίον (khondríon), from Ancient Greek χόνδρος (khóndros, “grain, seed, groats, gristle, cartilage”).

Questions about chondrio-

What does chondrio- mean?
Chondrio- means granule, mitochondrion component.
What part of speech is chondrio-?
Chondrio- is a prefix.

Words near chondrio- in the dictionary

  1. chondrillasterol
  2. chondrin
  3. chondrinid
  4. chondrinids
  5. chondrins
  6. chondrio-
  7. chondriocont
  8. chondrioconts
  9. chondriokinesis
  10. chondriokont
  11. chondriokonts

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