overmatured

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

over- +‎ matured

Adjective[edit]

overmatured (comparative more overmatured, superlative most overmatured)

  1. Excessively matured.
    • 2015 June 27, Qi Zhao et al., “Discovery of porcine maternal factors related to nuclear reprogramming and early embryo development by proteomic analysis”, in Proteome Science[1], volume 13, →DOI:
      Insufficient maturation of oocyte is not enough to support the subsequent embryo development, and oocyte will be senescent if overmatured.