Synonyms & related words for mitochondria

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of mitochondria. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to mitochondria

Explore words related to mitochondria — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include mitochondrion, submitochondrial, chondriosome, mitochondrial, sarcosome, sarcosomal, organelle, proplastid. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does mitochondria come from?

The word mitochondria breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: mito-, from Greek mitos (“thread”); chondri, from Greek chondros (“grain, granule”); and -a, from Greek a (“plural”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.