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aging

DEFINITIONS OF: aging

1

n the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age

Synonyms:
ageing, senescence
Types:
catabiosis
normal aging of cells
Type of:
biological process, organic process
a process occurring in living organisms

n acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time

Synonyms:
ageing, ripening
Types:
mellowing
the process of becoming mellow
Type of:
biological process, organic process
a process occurring in living organisms

adj growing old

Synonyms:
ageing, senescent
old
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
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