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Dendrimer vs Dendrigraft - What's the difference?

dendrimer | dendrigraft |

As nouns the difference between dendrimer and dendrigraft

is that dendrimer is any polymer or oligomer having branches of atoms strung off of a central spine while dendrigraft is a polymer, having the form of a dendrimer, that is constructed in stages by grafting pieces onto an existing structure.

dendrimer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any polymer or oligomer having branches of atoms strung off of a central spine
  • (mathematics) A graph formed of branches from a central core

    • See also

    * ("dendrimer" on Wikipedia)

    dendrigraft

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) A polymer, having the form of a dendrimer, that is constructed in stages by grafting pieces onto an existing structure