"preincubate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: preincubates [present, singular, third-person], preincubating [participle, present], preincubated [participle, past], preincubated [past]
Etymology: From pre- + incubate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|incubate}} pre- + incubate Head templates: {{en-verb}} preincubate (third-person singular simple present preincubates, present participle preincubating, simple past and past participle preincubated)
  1. (medicine) (of a cell or culture) to incubate before the treatment started Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: pre-incubate

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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