centenarian
pertaining to or having lived 100 years.
a person who has reached the age of 100.
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It was also stable in samples collected over one to two years, even though the authors didn’t control the centenarians’ diets, suggesting it’s not a buggy fluke.
A Secret to Healthy Aging May Be the Bugs in Your Microbiome | Shelly Fan | August 10, 2021 | Singularity HubBy comparing the gut microbiomes of 160 centenarians with those of the elderly and young, the team found that centenarians had a particular signature to the strains of bacteria in their microbiome.
A Secret to Healthy Aging May Be the Bugs in Your Microbiome | Shelly Fan | August 10, 2021 | Singularity HubRather than “a mere consequence of aging,” these changes in the gut microbiome could potentially protect centenarians against infections and other environmental stressors, helping them maintain their health with age, the authors said.
A Secret to Healthy Aging May Be the Bugs in Your Microbiome | Shelly Fan | August 10, 2021 | Singularity HubAn estimated 325,000 of these nonagenarians and centenarians are still with us, with stories to tell.
One man’s urgent mission: Photographing World War II veterans before they’re gone | Jessica Contrera | November 11, 2020 | Washington PostOne study, for example, found that centenarians lived much longer than people born around the same time in the same environment.
The Secret to a Long, Healthy Life Is in the Genes of the Oldest Humans Alive | Shelly Fan | August 10, 2020 | Singularity Hub
centenarian Alice Lee is the oldest lawyer still practicing in Alabama.
Harper Lee’s Sister, Alice, Is 100, Still Practices Law, and Remembers Everything | Mary McDonagh Murphy | April 1, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTShe crammed enough experience into a career of forty-two years to have surfeited a centenarian.
Lola Montez | Edmund B. d'AuvergneA centenarian in the Shetlands, says a news agency, has never heard of Mr. Lloyd George.
The oldest man among them, a centenarian, was employed in plaiting straw for hats.
The Lost Lady of Lone | E.D.E.N. SouthworthThe centenarian is sitting dreaming over the past when he hears a wagon rumbling to the front door.
The Wedding Ring | T. De Witt TalmageThis learned centenarian became a member of the Antiquarian Society in 1839, and his death was noticed at the last meeting.
The Mayas, the Sources of Their History / Dr. Le Plongeon in Yucatan, His Account of Discoveries | Stephen Salisbury, Jr.
British Dictionary definitions for centenarian
/ (ˌsɛntɪˈnɛərɪən) /
a person who is at least 100 years old
being at least 100 years old
of or relating to a centenarian
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