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
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.
• (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
23 April 2025
(adjective) not married or related to the unmarried state; “unmarried men and women”; “unmarried life”; “sex and the single girl”; “single parenthood”; “are you married or single?”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
