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Senescent meaning

  1. Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time.
  2. Characteristic of old age.
  3. That ceases to divide.

Synonyms of Senescent

aging ageing old

Related words

Other words often associated with Senescent or its synonyms:

senescence ripening older stale experienced retired aged antique superannuated senior elderly past

Using Senescent

  • The main meaning on this page is: Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time. | Characteristic of old age. | That ceases to divide.
  • Useful related words include: aging, ageing, old.
  • In the example corpus, senescent often appears in combinations such as: senescent cells, of senescent.

Context around Senescent

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

form 1× pathways 1×

Often after:

cells 3×

Sentence patterns with Senescent

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

accumulation of senescent cells in 1× biological pathways senescent cells use 1× diminished form senescent and broke 1× numbers of senescent cells it 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the effect explains 1× unity s method 1×

Common sentence endings:

of ageing cells 1× t take many 1× tissues and organs 1× wealth and power 1×

Words around Senescent

Just before it in the word index:

senescence 22 sener 2 senen 5 senelec 3 senekal 7 senegambia 5

Just after it in the word index:

seneschal 4 senesi 16 senet 2 seneviratne 5 senex 15 seney 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Senescent

  • In this selection, "senescent" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, form, pathways and cells stand out and add context to how "senescent" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include accumulation of senescent cells in and biological pathways senescent cells use. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "senescent" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with senescent

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Unity’s method is based on targeting the biological pathways senescent cells use to resist the normal death of ageing cells. (21 words)

The effect explains the seeming paradox that even the diseased organs of very old people don’t contain high absolute numbers of senescent cells: it doesn’t take many. (29 words)

But by the time the author knew him, he was in greatly diminished form, senescent and broke, a stark departure from his former glory as a man of wealth and power. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

But by the time the author knew him, he was in greatly diminished form, senescent and broke, a stark departure from his former glory as a man of wealth and power. (31 words)

There are many reasons why our cells and tissues stop functioning, but a new focus in the biology of ageing is the accumulation of “senescent” cells in the tissues and organs. (31 words)

The effect explains the seeming paradox that even the diseased organs of very old people don’t contain high absolute numbers of senescent cells: it doesn’t take many. (29 words)

Example sentences (4)

But by the time the author knew him, he was in greatly diminished form, senescent and broke, a stark departure from his former glory as a man of wealth and power.

The effect explains the seeming paradox that even the diseased organs of very old people don’t contain high absolute numbers of senescent cells: it doesn’t take many.

There are many reasons why our cells and tissues stop functioning, but a new focus in the biology of ageing is the accumulation of “senescent” cells in the tissues and organs.

Unity’s method is based on targeting the biological pathways senescent cells use to resist the normal death of ageing cells.

Common combinations with senescent

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "senescent" in a sentence?
An example: "But by the time the author knew him, he was in greatly diminished form, senescent and broke, a stark departure from his former glory as a man of wealth and power." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "senescent" from authentic English texts.
What does "senescent" mean?
Senescent means: Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time.
What are synonyms of "senescent"?
Common synonyms of "senescent" include: aging, ageing, old.
How many example sentences with "senescent" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "senescent", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.