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incuber verb

  /ɛ̃.ky.be/
  • Opérer l’incubation de
  • (Entomologie) Mener à terme ses œufs dans le corps même, en parlant d’insectes
 incubate

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incubator noun

  /ˈɪn.kjuːˌbeɪ.tə(ɹ)/ , [ˈɪn.kjuːˌbeɪ.ɾə(ɹ)] , [ˈɪn.kjuːˌbeɪ.ɾɚ]
  • A place to maintain the culturing of bacteria at a steady temperature.
  • (business) A support programme for the development of entrepreneurial companies.
 incubateur, couveuse
  • An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs.
 couveuse
  • (medicine) An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby.
 couveuse, incubateur
  • (chemistry) Any apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a reaction.
 incubateur

incubation noun

  /ɪnkjuˈbeɪʃən/ , /ɪnkjuːˈbeɪʃən/
  • (pathology) The development of a disease from its causes, or the period of such development.
 incubation

incubate verb

  /ˈɪŋkjʊbeɪt/
  • (transitive) To brood, raise, or maintain eggs, organisms, or living tissue through the provision of ideal environmental conditions.
 incuber
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