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preincubate

preincubate verb: (of a cell or culture) to incubate before the treatment started.

Verb

preincubate (third-person singular simple present preincubates, present participle preincubating, simple past and past participle preincubated)

  1. (of a cell or culture) to incubate before the treatment started

Forms of preincubate

third-person singular presentpreincubates
present participlepreincubating
past participlepreincubated
pastpreincubated
alternative formpre-incubate

Origin of preincubate

From pre- + incubate.

Questions about preincubate

What does preincubate mean?
Preincubate means (of a cell or culture) to incubate before the treatment started.
What part of speech is preincubate?
Preincubate is a verb.
What is the past tense of preincubate?
The past tense of preincubate is preincubated.

Words near preincubate in the dictionary

  1. preincorporate
  2. preincorporated
  3. preincorporates
  4. preincorporating
  5. preincorporation
  6. preincubate
  7. preincubated
  8. preincubates
  9. preincubating
  10. preincubation
  11. preincubations

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