"dendron" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛndɹən/ [UK] Forms: dendrons [plural], dendra [plural, uncommon]
Etymology: Coined from dendrite by E. A. Schäfer in 1893, by analogy with neuron. Head templates: {{en-noun|+|dendra|pl2qual=uncommon}} dendron (plural dendrons or (uncommon) dendra)
  1. (cytology) A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendrite. Categories (topical): Cytology
    Sense id: en-dendron-en-noun-yymg0B1K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 75 25 Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  2. (organic chemistry) A section of a dendrimer that includes the central atom or group. Categories (topical): Organic chemistry, Polymer Translations (section of a dendrimer that includes the central atom or group): dendron [masculine] (French), Dendron [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-dendron-en-noun-IbFJSTKI Disambiguation of Polymer: 40 60 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'section of a dendrimer that includes the central atom or group': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dendronize, didendron, monodendron

Inflected forms

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