Senescence
WordNet
noun
(1) The property characteristic of old age
(2) The organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
WiktionaryText
Noun
senescence
- The state or process of ageing, esp. in humans; old age
- (cell biology) Ceasing to divide by mitosis because of shortening of telomeres or excessive DNA damage
- (gerontology) old age; accumulated damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time
- Fruit senescence,leading to ripening of fruit,generally.