Associations to the word «Incubation»
Noun
- Pe
- Seawater
- Fluorescence
- Headache
- Male
- Bacterium
- Turtle
- Concentration
- Cramp
- Uptake
- Mating
- Inhibitor
- Influenza
- Peri
- Filtration
- Predator
- Cloning
- Dna
- Ethanol
- Day
- Biology
- Cough
- Gel
- Fertilization
- Illness
- Martian
- Disease
- Fed
- Offspring
- Coloni
- Organism
- Intestine
- Oxidation
- Biomass
- Microbiology
- Ridley
- Divination
- Toxin
- Average
- Vesicle
- Cell
- Crocodile
- Oracle
- Alligator
- Fol
- Respiration
- Carcinoma
- Sample
- Specie
- Spore
- Interval
- Bird
- Mrna
- Evaporation
- Parent
- Dependent
- Template
- Week
- Hr
- Mixture
- Oxide
- Mound
- Sac
- Lipid
- Acetate
- Share
- Membrane
Adjective
Wiktionary
INCUBATION, noun. Sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, to develop the life within, by any process.
INCUBATION, noun. (pathology) The development of a disease from its causes, or its period of incubation. (See below.)
INCUBATION, noun. (chemistry) A period of little reaction which is followed by more rapid reaction.
INCUBATION, noun. Sleeping in a temple or other holy place in order to have oracular dreams.
INCUBATION PERIOD, noun. (epidemiology) The time elapsed between an exposure to a pathogenic organism, a chemical or radiation, and the appearance of signs and symptoms.
Dictionary definition
INCUBATION, noun. Maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development.
INCUBATION, noun. (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear.
INCUBATION, noun. Sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body.
Wise words
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