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— English words —

• senescence n. (Biology) The state or process of ageing, especially in humans; old age.
• senescence n. (Cell biology) Ceasing to divide by mitosis because of shortening of telomeres or excessive DNA damage.
• senescence n. (Gerontology) Old age; accumulated damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time.
• senescence n. (Botany) Fruit senescence, leading to ripening of fruit.
• senescence n. (Cytology, of a cell) Condition when the cell ceases to divide.

— English word, defined in French —

• senescence n. Sénescence.

— English word, defined in Portuguese —

• senescence s. Senescência.

— In French —

• senescence n.f. Variante de sénescence.
• sénescence n.f. (Biologie) Vieillissement.

42 English words from 5 English definitions

accumulated age ageing and because because␣of biology Botany ceases Ceasing cell cells Condition Cytology damage divide DNA especially excessive fruit Gerontology humans leading macromolecules mitosis of␣a old old␣age organs passage passage␣of␣time process ripening senescence shortening state telomeres the time tissues when with

5 foreign words from 4 foreign definitions

Biologie sénescence Senescência Variante Vieillissement

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

senescences

6 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

consenescence antisenescence hypersenescence neurosenescence immunosenescence chondrosenescence

23 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Cen CEN cen- enc -ence ENE -ene Esc ESC -esce -escence NES SCE sce. sen Sen SEN Sen. sene Sene senes Senes senesce

16 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

CSE ECS ENE -ene NEC n.e.c. NECs NES sen Sen SEN Sen. sene Sene senes Senes

One anagram found with an extra letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

senescences

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