maduración
ripening
noun mah-doo-rah-SYOHN Rare
Origin: From Latin maturatio.
Also means
maturation
Usage Note
Maduración is used in biology (fruit ripening, cell maturation), medicine (fetal lung maturation), and psychology (emotional maturation of adolescents). The related adjective is maduro and the verb is madurar. It is more formal than madurez (maturity as a state).
Examples
"La maduración del queso lleva meses."
Natural Translation
The ripening of the cheese takes months.
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