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incubation

/ˌɪŋkjuˈbeɪʃən/ · 10 letters · 8 distinct letters

  1. noun

    maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development

  2. noun

    (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear

  3. noun

    sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body

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