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dendritic Definition


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dendrite
noun
    1. zool.
      Any of a number of cytoplasmic projections that radiate outwards from the star-shaped cell body of a neurone.
    2. chem.
      A crystal which exhibits branched growth.
Derivative: dendritic
adj
    Etymology: 19c in these senses; 18c, meaning ‘a stone, etc with a natural tree-like marking': from Greek dendrites of a tree.



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