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   In·cu·ba·tion

   /ˌinkyəˈbāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the process of incubating eggs, cells, bacteria, a disease, etc.: "the chick hatches after a month's incubation"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin incubatio(n-) ‘brooding’, from the verb incubare (see incubate).

   Derivatives

   • 1. incubative adjective
   • 2. incubatory adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

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