Definition of Incubates

1. Verb. (third-person singular of incubate) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Incubates

1. incubate [v] - See also: incubate

Lexicographical Neighbors of Incubates

incruental
incrust
incrustation
incrustations
incrusted
incrusted cystitis
incrusting
incrustment
incrustments
incrusts
incrystallizable
incuba
incubae
incubate
incubated
incubates (current term)
incubating
incubation
incubation period
incubation time
incubations
incubative
incubative stage
incubator
incubators
incubatory
incubatory carrier
incubi
incubiture
incubous

Literary usage of Incubates

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"The ACTH content of control incubates (920 ± 42 pg/105 cells, mean ± SEM, N = 10) did not change from 15 to 45 min, and has been subtracted from the ..."

2. Poultry Production by William Adams Lippincott (1921)
"The term customs hatcher refers to a person who incubates, ... The baby chick dealer is one who owns the eggs he incubates and sells the chicks. ..."

3. Evolution and Adaptation by Thomas Hunt Morgan (1908)
"Wallace thinks that since in these cases the male incubates the eggs his ... He not only incubates the eggs, but defends the young against their own mother. ..."

4. Surgery, Its Principles and Practice by William Williams Keen (1921)
"... heavier implanted drop, each drop being separated from its neighbor by a bubble of air, he closes the distal end of the pipet and incubates it at 37° ..."

5. Public Health Papers and Reports by American Public Health Association (1906)
"... incubates at 800 F. for seven days, and further estimates the degree of ... incubates the samples at 800 F. for two to five days, and determines the ..."

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