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  • 81mature cataract — a cataract that produces swelling and opacity of the entire lens. Most cataracts are removed before maturity …

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  • 82mature infant — an infant weighing 2500 grams or more at birth, usually at or near full term, physiologically fully developed, and having an optimum chance of survival …

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  • 83mature teratoma — dermoid cyst (def. 2) …

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  • 84mature — Synonyms and related words: accomplish, accrue, adult, advance, age, aged, all ready, all set, archetypical, armed, armed and ready, assemble, attain majority, back, bear fruit, beautify, beget, big, blase, bloom, blooming, blossom, blossoming,… …

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  • 85mature — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. ripe, developed, full grown, adult. v. i. ripen, develop, grow up. See age, completion, change, preparation, oldness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Adult] Syn. adult, full grown, middle aged, prime,… …

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  • 86mature student — ma.ture student n BrE a student at a university or college who is over 25 years old …

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  • 87mature student — ma,ture student noun count BRITISH someone who begins studying at a college or university after they are 25 years old …

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  • 88mature — ma·ture || mÉ™ tjÊŠÉ™(r) v. cause to ripen; cause to develop fully; ripen, age, grow up; reach full maturity; develop; due for payment; work out (a plan) completely, perfect adj. ripe; full grown, adult; fully developed; based on careful… …

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  • 89mature woman — full grown woman, adult …

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  • 90mature —    To bring to or to be in a state of stable solidity or hardness. Said of plasters, clays, glazes, some plastics, and other substances. Sometimes the change occuring is a chemical one, as with gypsum plaster. With ceramic or glazed work, high… …

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