See Also: Maturation(medicine)
maturation(dictionary)
sex maturation(medicine)
maturation value(medicine)
maturation(dictionary)
maturation index(medicine)
maturation factor(medicine)
maturation arrest(medicine)
sperm maturation(medicine)
maturation-promoting factor(medicine)

maturation (iou)



maturation noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French, or medieval Latin maturatio(n-), formed as MATURATE: see -ATION.]
Medicine. The formation or encapsulation of pus; suppuration; the process of causing this. LME.
The forwarding of a business, enterprise, etc. L16-M17.
Alchemy. Purification; esp. conversion of a base metal into gold. Only in 17.
The action of becoming or making ripe or matured; an instance of this. E17.
W. James A flaw in white wines caused by their absorption of too much oxygen during..maturation.
The process of coming to full growth or development; the completing or perfecting of a plan, work, etc. M17.
W. O. Weigle Acquired early in life before maturation of the immune mechanisms.
Physics. The (supposed) natural ripening or development of material substances by the operation of heat and motion. M17-M18.
Comb.: maturation division Biology either of the two divisions of meiosis.
maturational adjective E20.