incubation

Definitions

General Science

Agriculture

  • noun the process of keeping eggs warm until the young birds come out, either by an adult bird sitting on them or by

    artificial

    means

Medical

  • noun the

    development

    of an

    infection

    inside the body before the symptoms of the

    disease

    appear
  • noun the keeping of an ill or

    premature baby

    in a controlled environment in an

    incubator

  • noun the process of culturing cells or microorganisms under controlled conditions
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