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The word incubation (from the Latin incubare, "to lie upon") can mean the following:

Physical incubation:
  • The term Avian incubation is applied to sitting on or brooding bird's eggs in order to hatch them.
  • In chemistry or biochemistry, incubation refers to maintaining a system under specific conditions in order to promote a particular reaction.
  • An incubation period in medicine means the time between being exposed to infection and showing first symptoms.
  • Incubator (microbiology), refers to maintaining a bacterial culture at a particular temperature for a set length of time, in order to measure bacterial growth.
  • An incubator for warming newborn infants. See Neonatal intensive care unit.
As a metaphor: Other:
  • Incubation (psychology), the process of thinking about a problem subconsciously while being involved in other activities
  • Incubation (ritual): the religious practice of sleeping in a sacred area with the intention of experiencing a divinely-inspired dream or cure.
  • Incubation (computer game) is a computer game.
  • Incubation (song) is a song by Joy Division, released on the B-side of the Komakino flexi-single in 1980, and on the Substance album in 1988.
  • Incubator (band) is a German heavy metal band.
  • The episode Incubator of the sci-fi series Farscape.
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Official status
Official language of: Vatican City
Used for official purposes, but not spoken in everyday speech
Regulated by: Opus Fundatum Latinitas
Roman Catholic Church
Language codes
ISO 639-1: la
ISO 639-2: lat
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The word incubate in the context of birds refers to the development of the chick (embryo) within the egg and the constant temperature required for its development over a specific period.
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Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes in living organisms.[1] The word "biochemistry" comes from the Greek word βιοχημεία biochēmeia, which means "the chemistry of life.
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Incubation period, also called the latent period or latency period, is the time elapsed between exposure to a pathogenic organism, or chemical or radiation, and when symptoms and signs are first apparent.
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In microbiology, an incubator is a device for controlling the temperature, humidity, and other conditions in which a microbiological culture is being grown. The simplest incubators are insulated boxes with an adjustable heater, typically going up to 60 to 65 °C (140 to 150 °F),
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neonatal intensive care unit, usually shortened NICU (pronounced "Nickyoo") and also called a newborn intensive care unit, intensive care nursery (ICN), and special care baby unit (SCBU (pronounced "Skiboo"), especially in Great Britain), is a unit of a hospital specializing
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Economics is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Greek for oikos (house) and nomos (custom or law), hence "rules of the house(hold).
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Management comprises directing and controlling a group of one or more people or entities for the purpose of coordinating and harmonizing that group towards accomplishing a goal.
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Business incubators are organizations that support the entrepreneurial process, helping to increase survival rates for innovative startup companies. Entrepreneurs with feasible projects are selected and admitted into the incubators, where they are offered a specialized menu of
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Incubation is one of the 4 proposed stages of creativity: preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification [1]. Incubation is defined as a process of unconscious recombination of thought elements that were stimulated through conscious work at one point in time,
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Incubation is the religious practice of sleeping in a sacred area with the intention of experiencing a divinely inspired dream or cure. Incubation was practised by members of the cult of Asclepius.
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Joy Division were an English rock band that formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. The band consisted of Ian Curtis (vocals and guitar), Bernard Sumner (guitar and keyboards),[1] Peter Hook (bass guitar and vocals), and Stephen Morris (drums and percussion).
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Substance
(1988) The Peel Sessions
(1990)

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Factory Records Catalogue Number
FACT 250
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Episode no. Season 3
Episode 11
Guest stars Tammy MacIntosh (Jool);
David Franklin (Lt. Braca);
Evan Sheaves (Child Scorpius);
Johanna Kerrigan (Linfer);
Danny Adcock (Co-Kura Strappa);
Amy Salas (Tauza);
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Farscape is a science fiction television series, featuring a present-day astronaut who accidentally travels through a wormhole to a distant part of the universe. It was produced by the Jim Henson Company and Hallmark Entertainment, and filmed in Australia.
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