climacteric(al)

  • 21climacteric — n. & adj. n. 1 Med. the period of life when fertility and sexual activity are in decline. 2 a supposed critical period in life (esp. occurring at intervals of seven years). adj. 1 Med. occurring at the climacteric. 2 constituting a crisis;… …

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  • 22Climacteric (journal) — Climacteric   Discipline …

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  • 23Climacteric fruits — refer to fruits that have high respiration rate during the fruit s ripening. During the ripening process of climacteric fruits, the production of a phytohormone, ethylene, dramatically increase up to 1000 fold of the basal ethylene level.… …

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  • 24climacteric phase — noun (botany) (in certain fruits) the period when full growth has been achieved and an increased respiration rate promotes rapid ripening • • • Main Entry: ↑climacteric …

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  • 25Climacteric (biology) — In current practice, climacteric is most often a synonym for female menopause. In Princeton University s online Wordnet database, climacteric is listed as: cite web |url=http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn |title=WordNet Search 3.0… …

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  • 26Climacteric (astrology) — In Ancient Greek philosophy and astrology, the climacterics (Latin, annus climactericus , from Greek polytonic|κλῖμακτηρικός ) were certain purportedly critical years in a person s life, marking turning points. Historic useAccording to the… …

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  • 27Climacteric year — ‹ The template below (Astrology) is being considered for merging. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus. › Astrology …

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  • 28Climacteric (botany) — The climacteric is a stage of fruit ripening associated with ethylene production and cell respiration rise.[1][2] Apples, bananas, melons, apricots, tomatoes (among others) are climacteric fruit. Citrus, grapes, strawberries are non climacteric… …

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  • 29Climacteric (human) — In current practice, climacteric is most often a synonym for female menopause. In Princeton University s online Wordnet database, climacteric is listed as: [1] (n) climacteric (a period in a man s life corresponding to menopause) (n) menopause,… …

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  • 30CLIMACTERIC, THE GRAND —    the 63rd year of a man s life, and the average limit of it; a climacteric being every seven years of one s life, and reckoned critical …

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