Syn: bifurcate, biramous, forked, pronged, prongy.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. same as {branching}, a.. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
branched — branched; un·branched; … English syllables
-branched — branched, combining form. having branches: »Many branched trees = trees having many branches … Useful english dictionary
Branched — Branch Branch, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Branched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Branching}.] 1. To shoot or spread in branches; to separate into branches; to ramify. [1913 Webster] 2. To divide into separate parts or subdivision. [1913 Webster] {To branch off},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
branched — adjective 1. resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches (Freq. 1) the biramous appendages of an arthropod long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects a forked river a forked tail forked lightning horseradish grown in… … Useful english dictionary
branched-chain-amino-acid transaminase — branched chain ami·no ac·id trans·am·i·nase (brancht chān ə meґno asґid trans amґĭ nās) [EC 2.6.1.42] an enzyme of the transferase class that catalyzes the removal of the α amino group of leucine, isoleucine, or valine to … Medical dictionary
branched-chain α-keto acid dehydrogenase — branched chain α ke·to ac·id de·hy·dro·gen·ase (brancht chān keґto asґid de hiґdro jən ās) an enzyme of the oxidoreductase class that is a component of the multienzyme branched chain α keto acid dehydrogenase complex (q.v … Medical dictionary
Branched Oak State Recreation Area — (Branched Oak Lake) is a Nebraska state recreation area located two and a half miles north of Malcolm, Nebraska (northwest of Lincoln) in Lancaster County. The lake is the largest of the Salt Valley Lakes with convert|1800|acre|km2|0 of water in… … Wikipedia
branched chromosome — branched chromosome. См. разветвленная хромосома. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
branched chain — n an open chain of atoms having one or more side chains * * * an open chain of atoms, usually carbon, with one or more side chains attached to it … Medical dictionary
branched chain — n. Chem. a straight chain of atoms, usually carbon, with any number of secondary, straight branches; open chain … English World dictionary
