Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

incubatory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-cu-ba-to-ry
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Serving for or pertaining to incubation.

noun

A building where eggs are incubated.

Example Sentences

"The measurement investigations show furthermore that some of the wintered gammarid females commenced to get eggs in their incubatory pouches at about the end of January."
"Two incubatory pockets in the body wall also occur in Cucumaria coatsi."
"Incubatory medicine was popular in the Greco-Roman world, the most famous example being the sanctuary of Asclepius at Epidauros in southern Greece, which attracted many pilgrims seeking healing."
"As already stated, the incubatory is constructed of sun-dried bricks, mortar and earth."
"Eggs are bought for the incubatory at never exceeding 5 cents per dozen, and chicks just from the shell are sold at less than 15 cents per dozen."

Inflected Forms

incubatories (plural)

Synonyms

incubative

Questions

What does incubatory mean?: Serving for or pertaining to incubation.

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