preincubation
noun
- to incubate (as a cell or a culture) prior to a treatment or process
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English incubation English preincubation From pre- + incubation.
- incubation prior to some other treatment or process