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maturative

adjective

  1. Tending to promote maturation or progress.

    So is it observed, that they which dwell between the tropicks and the equator have their second summer hotter and more maturative of fruits than the former .

  2. Progressing through distinct phases or stages.

    The maturative process is often accompanied by an exceedingly tender state of the surface.

  3. Final.

    At other times they are not noticed until the eruption has begun do develope itself, or even later in the maturative stage.

  4. Pertaining to the process of maturation.

    The lungs of such day 20 fetuses ( fig. 9) show definite maturative changes when compared to untreated day 20 animals (fig. 1).

Where it comes from

From Middle English maturatif, from Middle French maturatif, from Medieval Latin mātūrātīvus. By surface analysis, mature + -ative or maturate + -ive.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry maturative (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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