From Middle English maturacioun, from Middle French maturation, from Latin maturatio. By surface analysis, mature +‎ -ation.

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maturation (countable and uncountable, plural maturations)

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

• natatorium

From Latin mātūrātiōnem.

• IPA^(key): /ma.ty.ʁa.sjɔ̃/

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maturation f (plural maturations)

1. maturation

• “maturation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012