senescent
[ si-nes-uh nt ]
/ sɪˈnɛs ənt /
adjective
growing old; aging.
Cell Biology. (of a cell) no longer capable of dividing but still alive and metabolically active.
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Origin of senescent
1650–60; < Latin senēscent- (stem of senēscēns) present participle of senēscere ‘to grow old’, equivalent to sen- ‘old’ + -ēscent- -escent
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British Dictionary definitions for senescent
senescent
/ (sɪˈnɛsənt) /
adjective
growing old
characteristic of old age
Derived Forms
senescence, nounWord Origin for senescent
C17: from Latin senēscere to grow old, from senex old
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Medicine definitions for senescent
senescent
[ sĭ-nĕs′ənt ]
adj.
Growing old; aging.
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