Medical Definition of Climacterium

1. A particular stage of fruit ripening, characterised by a surge of respiratory activity and usually coinciding with full ripeness and flavour in the fruit. Its appearance is hastened by ethylene at low concentrations. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Climacterium

clifftops
cliffy
clift
clifted
cliftier
cliftiest
clifts
clifty
climacophobia
climacteric psychosis
climacteric syndrome
climacterical
climactericals
climacterics
climacterium (current term)
climactic
climactically
climatal
climate
climate-changing
climate canary
climate change
climate control
climated
climateric
climates
climatic
climatic keratopathy

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