English Explanatory Dictionary

dendron

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendrite.
  2. A section of a dendrimer that includes the central atom or group.
name
  1. A small village in South Cumbria, England.
  2. A town in Surry County, Virginia, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɛndɹən/

Word forms

dendron dendrons dendra

Etymology

Coined from dendrite by E. A. Schäfer in 1893, by analogy with neuron.

Derived words

dendronize didendron monodendron
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