m 3 i 1 t 1 o 1 c 3 h 4 o 1 n 1 d 2 r 1 i 1 o 1 n 1
13 letters · 21 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy
originFrom German Mitochondrium, coined by Carl Benda in 1898, from Ancient Greek μίτος (mítos, “thread”) + χονδρίον (khondríon), diminutive of χόνδρος (khóndros, “grain, morsel”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- chironomid 18
- chondroitin 17
- monochord 17
- monorchid 17
- notochord 15
- hormonic 15
- nonohmic 15
- microdont 14
- nonrhotic 14
- chorioid 14
- hidrotic 14
- hominoid 14