incase vs encase vs in case
Definitions
verb
- enclose in, or as if in, a case
Examples
Uncle Fliakim Sheril, furbished up in a new crisp black suit, and with his spindleshanks trimly incased in the smoothest of black silk stockings, looking for all the world just like an alert and spirited black cricket, outdid himself on this occasion in singing _counter_, in that high, weird voice that he must have learned from the wintry winds that usually piped around the corners of the old house.
Ossein pretreated for a 2weeks period exhibited the maximum % yield incase of bone gelatin, while the yield from intact skin was higher than that realized incase of de-scaled skin.
This reduces the importance of the stapes in supporting the braincase ventrally.
Definitions
verb
- enclose in, or as if in, a case
Examples
She says that when a caterpillar encases itself in its cocoon, tiny cells called imaginal cells begin to appear within the chrysalis.
Electrical and communication components can be encased in nonconductive materials and fitted together within concrete hollows behind prescribed openings in the walls for outlets.
Dry-clean and encase cashmere and fur in plastic bags for summer
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adverb
- if there happens to be need
Examples
We carried spare water for the rad, a hand pump just in case the Dunlop pressure dropped, and maybe even a canister of petrol.
Instead, I was stuck in my little dorm room, answering the phone every time it rang in case it was Clay.
Ministers have spent nearly 500million stockpiling the antiviral drug in case of a deadly epidemic but there are doubts it is effective.
