Definition of incubation
1 : the act or process of incubating
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Health Minister Oly Ilunga Kalenga said Friday no new cases of the deadly virus have been confirmed in the Likati zone for more than 21 days, the maximum incubation period.
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The firm works closely with Boston Consulting Group, an anchor limited partner in the fund, and its incubation arm, BCG Ventures.
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Eight- and nine-year-olds sacrificed a traditional education for incubation in a system in which the odds of being chosen to participate in something as high-stakes as the Olympics were—and remain—woefully slim.
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But there appear to be longer incubation periods, too.
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The higher the air temperature, the shorter that incubation period.
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Friday held three highlights: at MAN, an incubation platform for upstart brands, two of those were Grace Wales Bonner and Charles Jeffrey.
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Ariele Elia, cocurator of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology's 2013 exhibit Trendology, frames this as the pocket square's incubation period.
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Although the number of infectious particles in the brain didn’t change, the length of the incubation period between the initial infection and the onset of disease was faster in mice that made more PrP in their brains.
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1646
First Known Use of incubation
1646
Other Zoology Terms
INCUBATION Defined for Kids
incubation
playDefinition of incubation for Students
1 : the act or process of incubating incubation of eggs
2 : the period of time between infection with germs and the appearance of symptoms of illness or disease
Medical Dictionary
incubation
playMedical Definition of incubation
1: the act or process of incubating
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