infection vs incubation

infection and incubation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
infection	Yes	No	No	No
incubation	Yes	No	No	No

infection (noun)	incubation (noun)
moral corruption or contamination	maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development
(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure	sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people	(pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms