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maturational
Variant of maturation
noun
- the formation or discharge of pus; suppuration
- the act or process of maturing, esp. of becoming full-grown or fully developed
- Biol. the final stages in the development of gametes in which, through meiosis, the normal number of chromosomes is reduced by half
Related Forms:
- maturational adjective
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