Word: incubative
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: in
cu
ba
tive
Definition: Of or pertaining to incubation; the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear
Morphemes:
Affix: incubate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To incubate metaphorically; to ponder an idea slowly and deliberately as if in preparation for hatching it.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: on
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.