incubation
/,ɪnkjə'beɪʃən/
noun
10 letters4 syllables14 points in Scrabble®19 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1
Sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body.
2
Maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development.
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.
WORD FORMS
Related formincubate
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®14 points
Words With Friends®19 points
Double word28 points
Triple word42 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinincubationway
Starts & ends withI … N
Syllablesin · cu · ba · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
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