maturation

/mˌætʃɚˈeɪʃən/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. coming to full development; becoming mature
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

Synonyms for maturation

• ripening
• maturement
• growth
• growing
• development
• ontogeny
• ontogenesis
• festering
• suppuration

Words that rhyme with maturation

• operation
• variation
• representation
• separation
• association
• derivation
• elevation
• inclination
• preparation
• application
• combination
• concentration
• formation
• foundation
• generation
• irritation
• organisation
• organization
• presentation
• radiation
• regulation
• relaxation
• replication
• reservation
• restoration
• translation
• accommodation
• administration
• animation
• assimilation