maturation

[ mach-uh-rey-shuh n ]
/ ˌmætʃ əˈreɪ ʃən /

noun

the act or process of maturating.

Origin of maturation

1350–1400; Middle English: suppuration < Medieval Latin mātūrātiōn- (stem of mātūrātiō). See maturate, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM maturation

mat·u·ra·tion·al, adjective non·mat·u·ra·tion, noun

Words nearby maturation

mattress suture, matty, matulane, matura diamond, maturate, maturation, maturation arrest, maturation division, mature, mature bacteriophage, mature cataract

British Dictionary definitions for maturational

maturation
/ (ˌmætjʊˈreɪʃən, ˌmætʃʊ-) /

noun

the process of maturing or ripening
zoology the development of ova and spermatozoa from precursor cells in the ovary and testis, involving meiosis
a less common word for suppuration

Derived forms of maturation

maturational, adjective

Medical definitions for maturational

maturation
[ măch′ə-rā′shən ]

n.

The process of becoming mature.
Production or discharge of pus.
The processes by which gametes are formed, including the reduction of chromosomes in a germ cell from the diploid number to the haploid number by meiosis.
The final differentiation processes in biological systems, such as the attainment of total functional capability by a cell, a tissue, or an organ.

Other words from maturation

mat′u•ra′tion•al adj.