INCUBATOR

incubator, brooder

(noun) apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

incubator (plural incubators)

(chemistry) Any apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a reaction.

(medicine) An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby.

An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs.

A place to maintain the culturing of bacteria at a steady temperature.

(business) A support programme for the development of entrepreneurial companies.

Synonyms

• (apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby): brooder

• (apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs): brooder

Source: Wiktionary

In"cu*ba`tor, n.

Definition: That which incubates, especially, an apparatus by means of which eggs are hatched by artificial heat.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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