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Dendrimer vs Glycodendrimer - What's the difference?

dendrimer | glycodendrimer |

As nouns the difference between dendrimer and glycodendrimer

is that dendrimer is (chemistry) any polymer or oligomer having branches of atoms strung off of a central spine while glycodendrimer is (organic chemistry) any dendrimer composed of sugar moieties.

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)

    glycodendrimer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any dendrimer composed of sugar moieties