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Dendrimer vs Dendron - What's the difference?

dendrimer | dendron |

In chemistry terms the difference between dendrimer and dendron

is that dendrimer is any polymer or oligomer having branches of atoms strung off of a central spine while dendron is a section of a dendrimer that includes the central atom or group.

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)

    dendron

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (cytology) A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendrite.
  • (chemistry) A section of a dendrimer that includes the central atom or group.