[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ripen \rip"en\, v. i. imp.  p. p. ripened;p. pr.  vb. n.
   ripening.
   1. to grow ripe; to become mature, as grain, fruit, flowers,
      and the like; as, grapes ripen in the sun.
      1913 webster

   2. to approach or come to perfection.
      1913 webster
see also:
ripened ripening 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

ripening
     n 1: coming to full development; becoming mature syn: maturation,
           maturement
     2: acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for
        some time syn: aging, ageing
see also:
maturation maturement aging ageing 

Ripening >> R Words
Ripening, definition of term: Ripening
ripening_pag1.html

Fruit Ripening
...You buy them at the store and within a few days the ripening process ... The ripening bananas produce so much ethylene that you can use them as ... ..
http://koning.ecsu.ctstateu.edu/Plants_Human/fruitgrowripe.html, score=100, date indexed=January 19, 2006, 10:29 pm

Ripening Mutants
...ripening-inhibitor mutant. The tomato ripening-inhibitor mutant is a ... ripening mutant shares the same ripening characteristics as the ... ..
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/imagemap/belinda/biotechnology/mutants.html, score=65, date indexed=November 17, 2005, 12:15 pm

Ostwald ripening
...Thus, this is not an example of Ostwald ripening. Ostwald ripening is ... and until I get some pictures of true Ostwald ripening, this is the ... ..
http://xray.bmc.uu.se/terese/crystallization/tutorials/tutorial6.html, score=61, date indexed=December 20, 2005, 3:35 am

Current Trends in Cervical Ripening and Labor Induction - August 1999 - American...
...Extensive use of dinoprostone for cervical ripening has not revealed ... Cervical ripening and labor induction after previous cesarean delivery ... ..
http://www.aafp.org/afp/990800ap/477.html, score=59, date indexed=January 10, 2006, 2:44 pm

Ripening Tomatoes With Ethylene
...Ripening Conditions Optimum conditions for initiating ripening are: 1 ... is irreversibly initiated when the internal ripening concentration of ... ..
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/CV206, score=56, date indexed=January 22, 2006, 2:21 pm

GEO-PIE Project: Delayed fruit ripening
...Why delay fruit ripening? How does delayed fruit ripening work?.  .   ... ripening traits. Delaying the ripening process in fruit is of interest ... ..
http://www.geo-pie.cornell.edu/traits/fruitrip.html, score=50, date indexed=November 10, 2005, 2:45 am

Methods for Cervical Ripening and Induction of Labor - May 15, 2003 - American ...
...Prostaglandins act on the cervix to enable ripening by a number of ... Not recommended for cervical ripening in patients who have a uterine ... ..
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20030515/2123.html, score=46, date indexed=January 20, 2006, 6:52 am

Duke Chemists Narrow The Search For Key Produce-Ripening Step
..."So whatever we discover in our ripening research ought to apply to ... Scientists have known since the 1970s that ripening begins when fruits ... ..
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/1998-01/DU-DCNT-150198.php, score=43, date indexed=December 17, 2005, 9:00 pm

Ripening Tomatoes and Green Peppers Indoors
...... which stimulates ripening. To slow ripening, sort out ripened fruits ... To speed up ripening, place green or partially ripe fruits in a bag or ... ..
http://www.extension.umn.edu/info-u/nutrition/BJ763.html, score=42, date indexed=January 4, 2006, 4:58 am

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