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climacteric
cli·mac·ter·ic
[
klī máktərik,
kl mak térrik
]
(
plural
cli·mac·ter·ics
)
noun
Definition:
1.
period of important change:
a period in which critically important changes take place
2.
physiology
(
technical
)
Same as
menopause
3.
botany
ripening stage in fruits:
a stage in the ripening of some fruits such as apples when the rate of respiration increases
[
Mid-16th century. < French< Greek
klimaktēr
"rung of a ladder" <
klimax
"ladder"
]
cli·mac·ter·ic
adjective
cli·mac·ter·i·cal·ly
[
kl mak térriklee
]
adverb
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cli·mac·ter·ic adjectivecli·mac·ter·i·cal·ly [ kl mak térriklee ] adverb
