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senescent
[ si-nes-uhnt ]
/ sÉȘËnÉs Ént /
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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
First recorded in 1650â60; from Latin senÄscent- (stem of senÄscÄns ) present participle of senÄscere âto grow old,â equivalent to sen- âoldâ + -Äscent- -escent
OTHER WORDS FROM senescent
se·nes·cence, nounun·se·nes·cent, adjectiveWords nearby senescent
senega, Senegal, Senegalese, Senegambia, Senegambia Confederation, senescent, seneschal, Senghor, sengi, senhor, senhora
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British Dictionary definitions for senescent
senescent
/ (sÉȘËnÉsÉnt) /
adjective
growing old
characteristic of old age
Derived forms of senescent
senescence, nounWord Origin for senescent
C17: from Latin senÄscere to grow old, from senex old
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