climacteric

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These are called climacteric, and will respond to the presence of ethylene by producing more ethylene.

From Washington Post • May 31, 2022

The ethylene producers I mention above are climacteric, as are stone fruit, pears, kiwi and mangoes.

From Washington Post • May 31, 2022

“The climacteric marks the end of apologising. The chrysalis of conditioning has once and for all to break and the female woman finally to emerge.”

From The Guardian • Aug. 11, 2018

He neglected to state that middle-aged men frequently suffer the miseries of the male climacteric.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was the climacteric expression of America’s existence.

From The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education by Palmer, Alice Freeman