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Maturation Common

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Maturation has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

coming to full development; becoming mature

"The maturation of the wine took three years, allowing the flavors to fully develop before bottling."

2

(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

"he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"

3

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

"The doctor warned that pressing on the boil could force premature maturation, which might spread the infection before the pus was ready to drain."

4

The process of becoming mature.

"The maturation of her artistic style became evident as she transitioned from sketching landscapes to capturing complex human emotions in her later paintings."

Related Terms
Antonyms
nondevelopment
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
organic process bodily process
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
culture amelogenesis angiogenesis apposition auxesis blossoming cenogenesis cohesion cultivation cytogenesis foliation fructification gametogenesis germination habit infructescence intussusception juvenescence life cycle masculinization morphogenesis myelinization neurogenesis palingenesis proliferation psychogenesis psychomotor development psychosexual development rooting suppression teething teratogenesis vegetation
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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