Incubation (Noun)
Meaning 1
Maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The mother hen sat on her eggs to provide the necessary incubation for them to hatch.
- The company is investing in advanced technology to maintain optimal incubation conditions for its high-value seeds.
- In order to successfully cultivate this exotic fungus, it's essential to replicate the exact incubation environment it requires.
- After a thorough research, the farmer established an ideal incubation chamber to speed up the germination of the plant.
- Proper incubation at 37°C was critical to grow the desired strain of bacteria for the scientific experiment.
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Meaning 2
Sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 3
(pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.