dendron
/ˈdɛndɹən/noun
dendron is spelled D-E-N-D-R-O-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dendron means “A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendrite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dendron is dendrons or dendra.
How many letters and syllables are in dendron?
| Letters | 7: D-E-N-D-R-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dendron?
Dendron appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dendron?
- UK /ˈdɛndɹən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of dendron
- dendrons plural
- dendra plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dendron mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendrite.
- 2
A section of a dendrimer that includes the central atom or group.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dendron in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense section of a dendrimer that includes the central atom or group:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dendron |
| German | Dendron |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dendron come from?
Coined from dendrite by E. A. Schäfer in 1893, by analogy with neuron.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).