Associations to the word «Incubator»

Wiktionary

INCUBATOR, noun. (chemistry) Any apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a reaction.
INCUBATOR, noun. (medicine) An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby.
INCUBATOR, noun. An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs.
INCUBATOR, noun. A place to maintain the culturing of bacteria at a steady temperature.
INCUBATOR, noun. (business) A support programme for the development of entrepreneurial companies.

Dictionary definition

INCUBATOR, noun. Apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants.

Wise words

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