Meanings
verbreincubate (third-person singular simple present reincubates, present participle reincubating, simple past and past participle reincubated)
present singular third person reincubates · participle present reincubating · participle past reincubated · past reincubated
- To incubate again.
Culture plates were reincubated for a further 24 h if there was no growth after overnight incubation or predominant morphotype seen in Gram smear had not yet been isolated.
2015 August 1, “The Relationship between Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis and Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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APA
reincubate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reincubate
MLA
“reincubate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reincubate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reincubate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reincubate.
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