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
Should their fears be realized, a climacteric change would have taken place in the pattern of contemporary history.
From Time Magazine Archive
The sensation of depth is finally obtained by arranging these blocks in a rising climacteric progression, or in parallel lines, or in a sort of zigzag figure.
From Goblins and Pagodas by Fletcher, John Gould
