climacteric

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Tomatoes are climacteric, meaning they will continue to ripen after they are picked.

From Washington Post • Jul. 11, 2022

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

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

Before reaching that climacteric, he resolves to write a hit musical and get married.

From Time Magazine Archive

The fibro-myoma is of most frequent occurrence in the uterus, and rarely attains a large size till the approach of the climacteric.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various