chondriome

noun

chon·​dri·​ome

ˈkändrēˌōm

variants or less commonly chondrioma

ˌ⸗⸗ˈōmə

plural -s

: the chondriosomes of a cell regarded as a functional unit

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary chondri- + -ome; originally formed as German chondriom

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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