MATURATION


Meaning of MATURATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌma-chə-ˈrā-shən ]

noun

Date: 1541

1.

a. : the process of becoming mature

b. : the emergence of personal and behavioral characteristics through growth processes

c. : the final stages of differentiation of cells, tissues, or organs

2.

a. : the entire process by which diploid gamete-producing cells are transformed into haploid gametes that includes both meiosis and physiological and structural changes

b. : spermiogenesis

• mat·u·ra·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.