🇬🇧 en fr 🇫🇷

senescence noun

  /səˈnɛsəns/ , /sɪˈnɛsəns/
  • (biology) The state or process of ageing, especially in humans; old age.
 sénescence
  • (botany) Fruit senescence, leading to ripening of fruit.
 maturation
  • (gerontology) Old age; accumulated damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time.
 vieillesse

senescent adjective

  • Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time.
 sénescent

🇫🇷 fr en 🇬🇧

sénescence noun {f}

  /se.ne.sɑ̃s/ , /se.nɛ.sɑ̃s/
senescence
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