incubate
verb (used with object)
to sit upon (eggs) for the purpose of hatching.
incubative
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a word derived from
incubate.
Example Sentences
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Its incubative period is brief and distinguished by unusual conditions of malaise and lumbar pain.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
In these cases the period of incubation is reckoned from the first date of exposure, thus forming the most striking contrast with the incubative periods of the cases occurring almost immediately after exposure.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
After the usual incubative period this child sickened with a fatal form of the malady, and the remaining children of the household were in time affected.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Ordinarily, therefore, the incubative period, though varying in different cases, is within six days.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Mania is usually preceded by an incubative period in which the patient's general health is affected.
From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison ) Robertson
