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11mature industry — ➔ industry * * * mature industry UK US noun [C] ► ECONOMICS an industry that is not new and is not likely to grow quickly in the future: »In a mature industry like personal computers, cost reduction is going to be increasingly important …
12mature — [mə toor′, məchoor′, mətyoor′] adj. [ME < L maturus, seasonable, ripe, mature < IE base * ma , good, in good time > L Matuta, goddess of dawn] 1. a) full grown, as plants or animals b) ripe, as fruits c) fully developed, as a person, a… …
13Mature — Ma*ture , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Matured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Maturing}.] [See {Maturate}, {Mature}.] To bring or hasten to maturity; to promote ripeness in; to ripen; to complete; as, to mature one s plans. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …
14Mature teratoma — is a type of benign (noncancerous) germ cell tumor (type of tumor that begins in the cells that give rise to sperm or eggs) that often contains several different types of tissue such as hair, muscle, and bone. Also called a dermoid cyst. External …
15mature student — mature students N COUNT A mature student is a person who begins their studies at university or college a number of years after leaving school, so that they are older than most of the people they are studying with. [BRIT] (in AM, use adult… …
16mature — [adj] adult, grown up complete, cultivated, cultured, developed, fit, full blown, full fledged, full grown, fully grown, grown, in full bloom, in one’s prime, matured, mellow, mellowed, of age, perfected, prepared, prime, ready, ripe, ripened,… …
17mature — ► ADJECTIVE 1) fully grown or physically developed; adult. 2) like an adult in mental or emotional development. 3) (of thought or planning) careful and thorough. 4) (of certain foodstuffs or drinks) ready for consumption; full flavoured. 5) (of a …
18Mature — Ma*ture , v. i. 1. To advance toward maturity; to become ripe; as, wine matures by age; the judgment matures by age and experience. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, to become due, as a note. [1913 Webster] …
19Mature Pictures Corp. — was a New York based film distribution company that specialized in sexploitation and hardcore pornographic films. It is reported to have been owned by Sam Lake. Sometimes called Maturpix, the company became the videotape releasing company Quality …
20mature consideration — index deliberation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
