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dendron

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈdɛndɹən/
  • UK: /ˈdɛndɹən/

1

name

Meaning 1

A small village in South Cumbria, England.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A town in Surry County, Virginia, United States.

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noun

Meaning 3

A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendrite.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A section of a dendrimer that includes the central atom or group.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron, “tree”).

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

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: dendron — section of a dendrimer that includes the central atom or group
  • German: Dendron — section of a dendrimer that includes the central atom or group