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UNBRANCHED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unbranched mean?
• UNBRANCHED (adjective)
The adjective UNBRANCHED has 1 sense:
1. without branches
Familiarity information: UNBRANCHED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Without branches
Synonyms:
unbranched; unbranching
Context example:
a tree with an unbranched trunk
Similar:
branchless (having no branches)
Context examples
A type of long, unbranched polysaccharide molecule.
(Glycosaminoglycan, NCI Dictionary)
The small, compound, unbranched exocrine glands varying in number that are located within the submucosa of the esophagus.
(Esophageal Gland, NCI Thesaurus)
An unbranched, coiled, tubular gland not associated with the hair follicle that promotes cooling by evaporation of its secretion.
(Eccrine Sweat Gland, NCI Thesaurus)
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