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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That the so-called incubative period is very definite and regular, being just a fortnight from infection to eruption.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 595, May 28, 1887 by Various
After about the usual incubative period of scarlet fever he sickened with the disease.
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
The latter terminated, the period of invasion follows, and extends from the conclusion of the incubative stage to the moment when the first cutaneous lesions of variola appear upon the surface.
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
