dendron
/ˈdɛndɹən/UK/ˈdɛndɹən/
dendron noun: a slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendrite.
Noun
dendron (plural dendrons or (uncommon) dendra)
- 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.
Proper noun capitalized: Dendron
Dendron
- A small village in South Cumbria, England.
- A town in Surry County, Virginia, United States.
dendron meaning in Tamil and Bengali
dendron in Tamil
- நரம்பு உணர்விழை, ஓடிழை
dendron in Bengali
- একটি ডেনড্রাইট
Forms of dendron
| plural | dendrons |
|---|---|
| plural uncommon | dendra |
Origin of dendron
Coined from dendrite by E. A. Schäfer in 1893, by analogy with neuron.
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron, “tree”).
Words formed from dendron
Questions about dendron
- What does dendron mean?
- Dendron means a slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendrite.
- What is dendron in Tamil?
- Dendron in Tamil is நரம்பு உணர்விழை, ஓடிழை. See Dendron meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is dendron?
- Dendron can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce dendron?
- Dendron is pronounced /ˈdɛndɹən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of dendron?
- The plural of dendron is dendrons.
Words near dendron in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: dendron (page history and authors); Dendron (page history and authors); dendron (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); dendron (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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