preincubate

See also: pre-incubate

English

Alternative forms

• pre-incubate

Etymology

From pre- +‎ incubate.

Verb

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

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