incubation
Definitions
General Science
- noun the process of keeping microorganisms at a temperature that matures their growth
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 aninfection
inside the body before the symptoms of thedisease
appear - noun the keeping of an ill or
premature baby
in a controlled environment in anincubator
- noun the process of culturing cells or microorganisms under controlled conditions
