INCUBATION
Scrabble letter values: I1N1C3U1B3A1T1I1O1N1 = 14
Definition
- noun maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development.
- 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.
- noun sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body. — synonyms: brooding