gerontic
[ juh-ron-tik ]
/ dʒəˈrɒn tɪk /
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adjective
of or relating to the last phase in the life cycle of an organism or in the life history of a species.
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Origin of gerontic
Words nearby gerontic
Gérôme, geromorphism, Gerona, Geronimo, gerontal, gerontic, geronto-, gerontocracy, gerontogeous, gerontology, gerontomorphosis
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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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