noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
branching; bifurcation; ramification
Technical term for the act or process of dividing into branches, used in biology, chemistry, mathematics, and other sciences.
この分子は分枝が多く、複雑な構造をしている。
This molecule has many branches and a complex structure.
血管が分枝して細かくなる。
Blood vessels branch and become finer.
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
branched
Used attributively to describe something that has branches, such as a branched chain or branched structure.
分枝鎖アミノ酸は運動後に摂取されることが多い。
Branched-chain amino acids are often taken after exercise.
prefix
rami-
Prefix used in scientific compound terms, such as 分枝鎖 (branched chain) or 分枝状 (ramiform). Not used as a standalone word.
「分枝状」の「分枝」は接頭辞的に使われている。
The 分枝 in 分枝状 is used as a prefix.