accelerated aging
Sped-up deterioration process
Accelerated aging is any process that speeds up the natural deterioration of materials, products, or organisms.
In manufacturing, accelerated aging tests expose products to extreme heat, humidity, or stress to predict how they'll hold up over years of normal use: The packaging underwent accelerated aging to ensure shelf stability.
In medicine, the term describes conditions like progeria where the body ages far faster than normal.
- senilityAge-related mental decline
- progeriaGenetic rapid-aging condition
- decrepitudeWornness from age
- senescenceGradual functional decline with age
- wear and tearGradual damage from use
wear out · apoptosis · antioxidant · genes · life expectancy · simulation · sunlight · sun damage · hastened · fast forward · time machine · stress testing · product testing · accumulation · failure modes · service life · structural integrity · material fatigue
accelerated agingpreservation
Maintaining something's condition
conservation · restoration · stabilization · maintenance · protection
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