Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
SENESCENCE
agedness, senescence
(noun) the property characteristic of old age
aging, ageing, senescence
(noun) the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
senescence (usually uncountable, plural senescences)
(biology) The state or process of ageing, especially in humans; old age.
(cell biology) Ceasing to divide by mitosis because of shortening of telomeres or excessive DNA damage.
(gerontology) Old age; accumulated damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time.
(botany) Fruit senescence, leading to ripening of fruit.
(cytology, of a cell) Condition when the cell ceases to divide.
Synonyms
• (state or process of aging): oldhood, senectitude, vetustity; see also old age
Source: Wiktionary
Se*nes"cence, n. Etym: [See Senescent.]
Definition: The state of growing old; decay by time.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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OBLIQUE
(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”
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