Crossword clues for dendron
dendron
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context cytology English) A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendrite. 2 (context chemistry English) A section of a dendrimer that includes the central atom or group.
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Housing Units (2000): 121
Land area (2000): 3.565329 sq. miles (9.234160 sq. km)
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Total area (2000): 3.565329 sq. miles (9.234160 sq. km)
FIPS code: 22160
Located within: Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
Location: 37.044516 N, 76.934737 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 23839
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Dendron
Wikipedia
Dendron (δένδρον) is the Greek word for "tree". Most, but not all, other uses of the name are derived from that meaning. It can refer to:
Usage examples of "dendron".
The landscape was bleak and dry, supporting only a few stunted gong-trees, an occasional tumble of cactus, an isolated dendron, black or purple or red.
Finally, he fused a short thread of axon between two lengths of dendron, then chortled in delight as an eyestalk hanging from the front of the casing rose and focused on Jaina.
When they reached the woods, Sarafia led him into the deeper shadows until they found a dendron tree, whose low, overhanging branches formed a sort of living cave.
Nestled in a nutlike shell no larger than a human fist, the organ was a tangle of axons and dendrons webbing together a gelatinous muddle of neuron clusters.
Suddenly the countryside rose and fell in majestic undulations, full of creeping thickets of laurel, rhodo dendron and palmetto.