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a. : to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body. b. : to maintain (something, such as an embryo or a chemically active system) under conditions favorable for hatching, development, or reaction. 2. : to cause or aid the development of. incubate an idea. intransitive verb.
An incubator is a device used to grow and maintain microbiological cultures or cell cultures. The incubator maintains optimal temperature, humidity and other conditions such as the CO 2 and oxygen content of the atmosphere inside. Incubators are essential for much experimental work in cell biology, microbiology and molecular biology and are ...
incubation, the maintenance of uniform conditions of temperature and humidity to ensure the development of eggs or, under laboratory conditions, of certain experimental organisms, especially bacteria. The phrase incubation period designates the time from the commencement of incubation to hatching.
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Incubating and viewing plates. Incubating the plates to promote growth of microbes is an essential part of any microbiology investigation. Incubating in aerobic conditions, and below human body temperature, reduce the risk of encouraging microorganisms (particularly bacteria) that could be pathogenic to humans.
Egg incubation is the process by which an egg, of oviparous (egg-laying) animals, develops an embryo within the egg, after the egg's formation and ovipositional release. Egg incubation is done under favorable environmental conditions, possibly by brooding and hatching the egg.
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1. a [+ object] of a bird : to sit on eggs so that they will be kept warm and will hatch. The female bird incubates the eggs. b [no object] of an egg : to be kept warm before hatching. The eggs need to incubate for two weeks. 2. technical : to keep (something) in the proper conditions for development. [+ object]
Biology topic. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English in‧cu‧bate /ˈɪŋkjəbeɪt/ verb [ intransitive, transitive] 1 if a bird incubates its eggs, or if the eggs incubate, they are kept warm until they hatch (=the birds inside are born) 2 medical if a disease incubates, or if you incubate it, it develops in your body until you ...
