supercentenarian

American  

[soo-per-sen-tn-air-ee-uhn] / ˌsu pərˌsɛn tnˈɛər i ən /

noun

1. a person who has reached the age of 110.

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adjective

1. pertaining to or having lived 110 years.

Etymology

Origin of supercentenarian

First recorded in 1830–40; super- ( def. ) + centenarian ( def. )

Example Sentences

The authors combine insights from their long-running national study of exceptionally long-lived individuals with recent discoveries in supercentenarian biology to explain why Brazil offers unique scientific opportunities.

From Science Daily

The significance of this discovery became clearer when a Japanese study on supercentenarians, meaning individuals who live well past 100, found that this same T helper cell subset was abundant in their immune systems.

From Science Daily

Their goal was to determine if genes from people who live to extreme old age -- supercentenarians -- could protect against the cellular damage caused by Progeria.

From Science Daily

At her death she was one of the world’s six living supercentenarians, people who have lived into a 12th decade, according to the Los Angeles-based Gerontology Research Group.

From New York Times

According to the Gerontology Research Group, there are 12 living supercentenarians — those at least 110 years old — in the world.

From Los Angeles Times