incubation time

noun

The duration required for a process to complete, such as the time for an organism to develop or a reaction to occur.

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Meanings

nounincubation time (countable and uncountable, plural incubation times)

plural incubation times

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe duration required for a process to complete, such as the time for an organism to develop or a reaction to occur.
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