Synonyms

dendritic

American

[den-drit-ik] / dɛnˈdrɪt ɪk /

Also dendritical

adjective

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

Other Word Forms

dendritically adverb

Etymology

Origin of dendritic

First recorded in 1795–1805; dendrite + -ic

Example Sentences

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In two-week-old mice, before weaning, dendritic spines were spread relatively evenly across the neuron.

From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026

Until now, however, scientists did not understand how retinoic acid affects dendritic cells themselves.

From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026

"The immune system interprets this vaccine, based on dendritic cells from a healthy donor fused with the patient's tumor cells, as a transplant and reacts violently," said Barbuto.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2025

"The long and thin column-like structures of these dendritic nanotubes help transfer information quickly from neuron to neuron," says Kwon.

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2025

Those twisted dendritic legs get stuck in the pitch, and the stuff begins to pull me down like I’m a dinosaur in tar.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

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