Dendrimer Definition

dĕndrə-mər
noun
A polymer in which the atoms are arranged in many branches and subbranches along a central backbone of carbon atoms, usually extending from a central atom or ring of atoms.
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Singular:
dendrimer
Plural:
dendrimers

Origin of Dendrimer

  • dendr(o)– alteration of (pol)ymer

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • dendr- +"Ž -mer

    From Wiktionary

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