maturation

Academic Word List, sublist 9.

About 4.48 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The process of becoming mature.
2. noun The process of differentiation that produces the adult form of an organism.
3. noun The process of maturating, or suppurating fully.

Similar words

ripening growth growing development ontogeny ontogenesis maturement maturing maturity aging

Often followed by

of and in is process or as are division

Word family

maturational maturations mature matured matures maturing maturity