1 [U] the HATCHING of eggs:
artificial incubation (= using artificial warmth)
2 [C] (also incubation period) (medical or biology) the time between sb being infected with a disease and the appearance of the first SYMPTOMS (= signs)
3 [U] (biology) the development and growth of bacteria, etc.
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