incubation
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/ˌɪŋkjuˈbeɪʃn/
🇬🇧
/ˌɪŋkjuˈbeɪʃn/
noun
R
The process of keeping eggs warm until the young come out.
The eggs are under incubation to ensure they hatch.
R
The time from when a person gets infected to when they start showing sickness signs.
After getting the flu, the incubation period can be up to 4 days before feeling sick.
R
The process in which bacteria or other microorganisms grow.
The lab technician checked the incubation of bacteria in the culture overnight.
translation
The process of keeping eggs warm until the young come out.; The time from when a person gets infected to when they start showing sickness signs.; The process in which bacteria or other microorganisms grow.
Word Forms
Plural
incubations