After years of research, the materialization of this scientific theory finally occurred in practical application.

materialization 是由名词 material（物质）加上后缀 -ize（使...化）变成动词 materialize，再加上名词后缀 -ation 构成的名词。materialize 的意思是"使具体化、实现"，materialization 指"具体化、实现"的过程或结果。这个词强调从抽象理论到具体实践的转化过程。