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单词 maturation
释义

maturation

[ mach-uh-rey-shuhn ]
/ ˌmætʃ əˈreɪ ʃən /
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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, adjectivenon·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
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British Dictionary definitions for maturation

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
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Medical definitions for maturation

maturation
[ măch′ə-rāshən ]

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•ration•al adj.
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