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kypsyminen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • maturation noun The process of becoming mature.
  • senescence noun The state or process of ageing, especially in humans; old age.

Senses

kypsyminen is used for these senses in English:

  • maturation The process of becoming mature.
  • ripening The process of becoming ripe.
  • senescence (botany) Fruit senescence, leading to ripening of fruit.

maturation — full definition

  1. noun The process of becoming mature.
  2. noun The process of differentiation that produces the adult form of an organism.
  3. noun The process of maturating, or suppurating fully.

senescence — full definition

  1. noun The state or process of ageing, especially in humans; old age.
  2. noun Ceasing to divide by mitosis because of shortening of telomeres or excessive DNA damage.
  3. noun Old age; accumulated damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time.
  4. noun Fruit senescence, leading to ripening of fruit.

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