Definition of Dendron

1. Noun. (cytology) A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendrite. ¹

2. Noun. (chemistry) A section of a dendrimer that includes the central atom or group. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dendron

1. a dendrite [n -S] - See also: dendrite

Medical Definition of Dendron

1. Synonym: dendrite. Origin: G. A tree (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dendron

dendroidal
dendrolatry
dendrolite
dendrolites
dendrologic
dendrological
dendrologies
dendrologist
dendrologists
dendrologous
dendrology
dendromancy
dendrometer
dendrometers
dendrometry
dendron (current term)
dendronized
dendrons
dendrophile
dendrophiles
dendrophilia
dendrophobia
dendrophobias
dendrothermal
dendrotoxin
dene
denegate
denegated
denegating
denegation

Literary usage of Dendron

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1910)
"... from Massachusetts, forms a quite different gall on Toxico- dendron toxicodendron (Rhus toxicodendron Linn.). ..."

2. Trends and Policy Challenges in the Rural Economy: Four Provincial Case Studies by Michael Aliber, Andries du Toit (2006)
"... community and among communities near the town of dendron. The uniform observation is that subsistence/small-scale agriculture is either static or is in ..."

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