senescent

== English == === Etymology === From Latin senescens, present participle of senescere (“to grow old”), from senere (“to be old”), from senex (“old”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛsənt === Adjective === senescent (comparative more senescent, superlative most senescent) Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time. Characteristic of old age. (cytology, of a cell) That ceases to divide. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “senescent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “senescent”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. cellular senescence on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === sentences == Latin == === Verb === senēscent third-person plural future active indicative of senēscō