any of the short branched threadlike extensions of a nerve cell, which conduct impulses towards the cell body
2.
a branching mosslike crystalline structure in some rocks and minerals
3.
a crystal that has branched during growth and has a treelike form
Derived forms
dendritic (dɛnˈdrɪtɪk) or dendritical (denˈdritical)
adjective
dendritically (denˈdritically)
adverb
Word origin
C18: from Greek dendritēs relating to a tree
-dendron in American English
(ˈdɛndrən; ˈdɛnˌdrɑn)
tree or treelike structure
rhododendron
Word origin
< Gr dendron, a tree: see dendro-
dendron in American English
(ˈdendrɑn)
nounWord forms: plural-drons or -dra (-drə)
Anatomy
a dendrite
Derived forms
dendric
adjective
Word origin
[1890–95; ‹ NL ‹ Gk déndron tree]This word is first recorded in the period 1890–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blip, historicism, honky-tonk, masochism, neoclassicism
Examples of 'dendron' in a sentence
dendron
The third generation dendron was used as a model compound to demonstrate its functionalizability.
Patrik Stenström, Oliver C. J. Andrén, Michael Malkoch 2016, 'Fluoride-Promoted Esterification (FPE) Chemistry: A Robust Route to Bis-MPA Dendronsand Their Postfunctionalization', Moleculeshttp://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/21/3/366. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The hydroxyl groups of the resulting second-generation dendron were quantitatively deprotectedunder mild acidic conditions.
Peter Perdih, Andrej Kržan, Ema Žagar 2016, 'Synthesis of Dendronized Poly(l-Glutamate) via Azide-Alkyne Click Chemistry', Materialshttp://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/9/4/242. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
An unexpected behaviour of a fluorescent and water-soluble dendron based on dansyl groups in mixtures of dioxane/water was observed.
Aurélien Hameau, Sabine Fuchs, Régis Laurent, Jean-Pierre Majoral, Anne-Marie Caminade 2011, 'Synthesis of dye/fluorescent functionalized dendrons based on cyclotriphosphazene',Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistryhttps://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.7.186. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)