dendron
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- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 7
/ˈdɛndɹən/
(UK)
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/ˈdɛndɹən/ (UK) · /ˈdɛndɹən/
Definition of dendron
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendrite.
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noun
- A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendrite.
- A section of a dendrimer that includes the central atom or group.
name
- A small village in South Cumbria, England.
- A town in Surry County, Virginia, United States.
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Etymology
Coined from dendrite by E. A. Schäfer in 1893, by analogy with neuron.
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