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gerontic

[ juh-ron-tik ]
/ dʒəˈrɒn tɪk /

adjective

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

Nearby words

  1. gerodontics,
  2. geromorphism,
  3. gerona,
  4. geronimo,
  5. gerontal,
  6. geronto-,
  7. gerontocracy,
  8. gerontogeous,
  9. gerontologist,
  10. gerontology

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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