DENDRON

Etymology

Noun

dendron (plural dendrons)

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

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

Etymology

Proper noun

Dendron

A small village in South Cumbria, England.

A town in Surry County, Virginia, United States.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

27 May 2025

DIRECTIONALITY

(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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