Synonyms of the word

maturation

• n. The process of becoming mature.
• n. (biology) The process of differentiation that produces the adult form of an organism.

activity

• n. The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active…
• n. Something done as an action or a movement.
• n. Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.
• n. Use (of internet, Playstation, bank account etc.).

development

• n. (uncountable) The process of developing; growth, directed change.
• n. (uncountable, biology) The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is…
• n. (countable) Something which has developed.
• n. (real estate, countable) A project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildings, real…
• n. (real estate, uncountable) The building of a real estate development.
• n. (uncountable) The application of new ideas to practical problems (cf. research).
• n. (chess, uncountable) The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it.
• n. (music) The second section of a piece of music in sonata form.

festering

• v. present participle of fester.
• n. The condition of something that festers.

growing

• v. present participle of grow.
• n. growth; increase.
• n. (attributive) Connected with growing.
• adj. That grows.

growth

• n. An increase in size, number, value, or strength.
• n. (biology) The act of growing, getting bigger or higher.
• n. (biology) Something that grows or has grown.
• n. (pathology) An abnormal mass such as a tumor.

ontogenesis

• n. the arising or development of an individual organism.

ontogeny

• n. The development of an individual organism.

ripening

• n. The process of becoming ripe.
• v. present participle of ripen.

suppuration

• n. (medicine) Decay in tissue producing pus, or the pus itself.
• n. (medicine) The act of suppurating.