The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.
Rotten material.
The state of being rotten.
Condition when the cell ceases to divide.
Old age; accumulated damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time.
The state or process of ageing, especially in humans; old age.
Fruit senescence, leading to ripening of fruit.
Ceasing to divide by mitosis because of shortening of telomeres or excessive DNA damage.