incubative

Variant of incubation

incubation definition

in·cu·ba·tion (in′kyə bā′s̸hən, iŋ′-)

noun

  1. an incubating or being incubated
  2. the phase in the development of a disease between the infection and the first appearance of symptoms

Etymology: L incubatio

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