maturation vs ripening

maturation and ripening both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
maturation	Yes	No	No	No
ripening	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, maturation and ripening are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of maturation include maturement.

maturation (noun)	ripening (noun)
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level	coming to full development; becoming mature
coming to full development; becoming mature	acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
(medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus