dendritic

[ den-drit-ik ]

adjective

1. formed or marked like a dendrite.
2. of a branching form; arborescent.

Other Words From

• den·driti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of dendritic¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; dendrite + -ic

Example Sentences

Researchers are coming to understand that even the dendritic arms of neurons seem capable of processing information, which means that every neuron might be more like a small computer by itself.

From Quanta Magazine

At other times it is found in dendritic shapes, or arborescences, resulting from minute crystals implanted upon each other.

From Project Gutenberg

The zoœcia are not distinct from one another, but in dendritic forms the zoarium is divided irregularly by chitinous partitions.

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Zoarium dendritic or linear, firmly fixed to extraneous objects; zoœcia tubular, not fused together to form a gelatinous mass.

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Zoarium dendritic, recumbent, erect, or partly recumbent and partly erect.

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Dendritic: applied to the branched nerve cells in the mushroom bodies of the pro-cerebrum.

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