maturation

Definition of Maturation in English :

Noun

coming to full development; becoming mature

2. development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

Example Sentences:
'he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children'

3. festering, maturation, suppuration

(medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Maturation

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noun

1.

the process of maturing or ripening

2. zoology

the development of ova and spermatozoa from precursor cells in the ovary and testis, involving meiosis

3. a less common word for suppuration

Maturation

see synonyms of maturation

noun

1.

the formation or discharge of pus; suppuration

2.

the act or process of maturing, esp. of becoming full-grown or fully developed

3. Biology

the final stages in the development of gametes in which, through meiosis, the normal number of chromosomes is reduced by half

Maturation

see synonyms of maturation

n.

1. The process of becoming mature.

2. Biology

a. 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.

b. The final differentiation processes in biological systems, such as the final ripening of a seed or the attainment of full functional capacity by a cell, a tissue, or an organ.

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