English Explanatory Dictionary

maturation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process of becoming mature.
  2. The process of differentiation that produces the adult form of an organism.
  3. The process of maturating, or suppurating fully.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

maturation maturations

Etymology

From Middle English maturacioun, from Middle French maturation, from Latin maturatio. By surface analysis, mature + -ation.

Derived words

cisternal maturation model dematuration dysmaturation glycomaturation hypomaturation immunomaturation maturational neuromaturation postmaturation prematuration rematuration
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