senescent
growing old; aging.
Cell Biology. (of a cell) no longer capable of dividing but still alive and metabolically active.
Origin of senescent
1Other words from senescent
- se·nes·cence, noun
- un·se·nes·cent, adjective
Words Nearby senescent
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How to use senescent in a sentence
One was zapped with radiation, another tweaked to become cancerous, and a third that turned into “zombie” senescent cells.
What’s Your Biological Age? A New ‘Aging Clock’ Has the Answer | Shelly Fan | May 24, 2022 | Singularity HubEven worse, some cells give up completely and turn into senescent “zombie cells”—they don’t die, but don’t perform normal functions, instead spewing out toxic immune chemicals.
What’s Your Biological Age? A New ‘Aging Clock’ Has the Answer | Shelly Fan | May 24, 2022 | Singularity HubOthers may turn a cell cancerous or senescent, leaking toxic chemicals and endangering nearby cells.
This Algorithm Designs Proteins From Scratch to Accelerate Drug Discovery | Shelly Fan | March 24, 2022 | Singularity HubThe gardener slammed the door of the senescent truck with vehement lack of affection.
Greener Than You Think | Ward MooreHas it not sometimes occurred to you that it is only in the senescent epoch of a nations life that love disappears?
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 1 | Elizabeth Bisland
By that sort of piety to which senescent female sinners everywhere and at all times devote themselves she secured new friends.
Lucretia Borgia | Ferdinand GregoroviusThat senescent October moon which a year ago marked the end of love's halcyon would have been a suitable light for such a party.
Carnival | Compton MackenzieA senescent city; mostly antiquated Spanish architecture,—ponderous archways and earthquake-proof walls.
Two Years in the French West Indies | Lafcadio Hearn
British Dictionary definitions for senescent
/ (sɪˈnɛsənt) /
growing old
characteristic of old age
Origin of senescent
1Derived forms of senescent
- senescence, noun
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