gerontic

[ juh-ron-tik ]

/ dʒəˈrɒn tɪk /

adjective

of or relating to the last phase in the life cycle of an organism or in the life history of a species.

Nearby words

gerodontics, geromorphism, gerona, geronimo, gerontal, gerontic, geronto-, gerontocracy, gerontogeous, gerontology, gerontomorphosis

Origin of gerontic

1880–85; < Greek gerontikós of old men, equivalent to geront- (stem of gérōn old man) + -ikos -ic

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British Dictionary definitions for gerontic

gerontic

/ (dʒɛˈrɒntɪk) /

adjective

biology of or relating to the senescence of an organism

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