incubation
Hatching waiting period
Incubation is the process of keeping eggs warm so they develop and hatch—what birds do when they sit on nests.
The word extends to any period of development before emergence: the incubation period of a disease is the time between infection and symptoms appearing.
Business incubators nurture startups through their vulnerable early stages.
Ideas incubate when given time to develop: Let the concept incubate before committing to it.
Organism before birth
- hatchlingRecently emerged young
- chickYoung bird, especially poultry
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
- broodHatchlings as a group
clutch · eggshell · pipping · fledgling · brooding · laying · cygnet · duckling
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- symptomsIndicators of disease
- latencyDelay in system response
contagion · exposure · onset · fever · quarantine · carrier · transmission · dormancy
Speed control mechanism
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
pitch · coworking · founder · investor · innovation · thinktank · hub · launchpad
Promoting development or growth
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- rearingNurturing to maturity
- nourishmentFood that sustains life
- tendingCaring for or inclining
caregiving · support · guidance · protection · development · growth · maturation · mentoring
Forming mental concepts
- prototypingMaking preliminary models
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
- conceptualizationMental creation of ideas
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
feasibility · validation · planning · research · exploration · formulation · refinement · pilot
Carrying offspring in womb
- embryogenesisFormation of early life
- zygoteFirst embryonic cell
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- differentiationRecognizing meaningful differences
maturation · fetal · prenatal · womb · placenta · development · morphogenesis · organogenesis
embryo
Organism before birth
- hatchlingRecently emerged young
- chickYoung bird, especially poultry
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
brood · clutch · eggshell · pipping · fledgling · brooding · laying · cygnet · duckling · poult
infection
Pathogen invasion causing illness
latency · contagion · exposure · onset · fever · quarantine · carrier · transmission · dormancy · prodrome
accelerator
Speed control mechanism
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
seed · pitch · coworking · founder · investor · innovation · thinktank · hub · launchpad · bootcamp
fostering
Promoting development or growth
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- rearingNurturing to maturity
- nourishmentFood that sustains life
tending · caregiving · support · guidance · protection · development · growth · maturation · mentoring · warmth
ideation
Forming mental concepts
- prototypingMaking preliminary models
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
- conceptualizationMental creation of ideas
iteration · feasibility · validation · planning · research · exploration · formulation · refinement · pilot · testing
gestation
Carrying offspring in womb
- embryogenesisFormation of early life
- zygoteFirst embryonic cell
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
differentiation · maturation · fetal · prenatal · womb · placenta · development · morphogenesis · organogenesis
- Microbial TestingMIC, bacterial culture, growth inhibition, inoculum, culture plate
- pandemiclockdowns, COVID-19, outbreak, epidemic, COVID
- public healthdisease prevention, immunization, disease control, health education, epidemiology
- animal growthlife cycle, metamorphosis, larva, pupa, tadpole
- Egg thingscracking, hatching, egg whites, egg yolks, scrambling
- bird ecologybird habitats, bird migration, nesting, breeding, bird conservation
incubationdestruction
Act of completely ruining
decay · deterioration · atrophy · decline · decomposition
incubationsudden onset
Rapid unexpected beginning
hatching · birth · outbreak · emergence · spontaneous generation
incubationabandonment
Act of leaving permanently
neglect · exposure · rejection · deprivation · starvation
- incubation periodTime before symptoms emerge
- dream incubationDeliberately prompting specific sleep visions
- incubation timePre-emergence waiting interval