chondriomite

noun

chon·​drio·​mite

-ˌmīt

plural -s

: a chain of granular chondriosomes

also : one such chondriosome

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary chondri- + Greek mitos thread; originally formed as German chondriomit

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