incubating
present participle ofincubate
| 单词 | incubating |
| 释义 | incubating present participle ofincubate incubate verb[IorT] uk/ˈɪŋ.kjə.beɪt/us/ˈɪŋ.kjə.beɪt/incubateverb[I or T](EGG)When abird, etc. incubatesitseggs, itkeepsthemwarmuntil theyoungcome out, and wheneggsincubate, theydevelopto thestageat which theyoungcome out: Thefemalebirdincubates theeggsfor about 16days. Zoology: ornithology & bird-watching
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Animal reproduction incubateverb[I or T](DISEASE)Whenharmfulbacteriaorvirusesincubate, or when apersonoranimalincubates them, theyincreaseinsizeornumberin the person's or animal'sbodybut do notyetproducetheeffectsofdisease. Bacteria, moulds, germs & viruses
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Passing on illness & causing disease Examplesofincubatingincubating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Thus, the cuckoo deposits eggs in passerine nests, tricking the foster parents intoincubatingand feeding the cuckoo's young. From theCambridge English Corpus No nest is depicted, but the postures are those of theincubatingfemale and the male about to leave in search of food. From theCambridge English Corpus When approached to 15 m, only a fewincubatingbirds in the rarely visited parts of the island flew off. From theCambridge English Corpus Its efficiency could be greatly increased if genotype information is available, by identifying susceptible animals and removing those potentiallyincubatingthe disease. From theCambridge English Corpus The control activity was determined byincubatingthe enzyme in the same conditions, but without inhibitor. From theCambridge English Corpus Incubatingseeds at fluctuating temperatures in the light, after cold stratification, had a stimulating effect on embryo growth and seed germination. From theCambridge English Corpus The sections were dehydrated byincubatingthe slides in 70% ethanol for 15 s and in 100% ethanol twice, 15 s each. From theCambridge English Corpus According to the experiment procedure,incubatingof the sample was performed overnight (16 h) until complete lysis was achieved. From theCambridge English Corpus The birds were eachincubatingtwo or three eggs and there were no signs of chicks yet. From theCambridge English Corpus Later she tests its blood and discovers that it has been infected and isincubatinga virus that will become highly contagious within a couple of days. From theCambridge English Corpus Nitrate production in the field byincubatingthe soil in polyethylene bags. From theCambridge English Corpus Background levels of hypoxanthine uptake were determined byincubatinguninfected erythrocytes in parallel wells. From theCambridge English Corpus To control for a potential interaction between host reproduction and parasite effect, we recorded whether females were gravid (with eggs in their ventralincubatingpouch or marsupium). From theCambridge English Corpus Nitrate production in the field byincubatingthe soils in polyethylene bags. From theCambridge English Corpus The embryo and the endosperm, dissected from single seeds, were also used for enzyme assays by placing them directly on the surface of the gel andincubatingas described above. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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