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dendritic

/dɛndˈɹɪtɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.74 in modern English

Syllables
den-drit-ic
IPA
/dɛndˈɹɪtɪk/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a branching structure similar to a tree.

adj

Of, pertaining to or possessing dendrites.

noun

A dendritic cell

Example Sentences

Etymology

From dendrite + -ic, from Ancient Greek δενδρίτης (dendrítēs, “of or pertaining to a tree”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɛndˈɹɪtɪk/

Inflected Forms

more dendritic (comparative) most dendritic (superlative) dendritics (plural)

Derived Forms

adendritic axodendritic cytodendritic dendritical dendritically dendrodendritic interdendritic intradendritic monodendritic multidendritic nondendritic oligodendritic

Phrases

dendritic cell dendritic spine follicular dendritic cell

Synonyms

dendriform

Rhymes With

critic semitic analytic parasitic catalytic psychoanalytic electrolytic paralytic arthritic hemolytic granitic hermaphroditic

Questions

How do you pronounce dendritic?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɛndˈɹɪtɪk/.
What does dendritic mean?
Having a branching structure similar to a tree.
Where does dendritic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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