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incubator
(ɪnkjʊbeɪtəʳ)
Word forms: plural incubators
1. countable noun
An incubator is a piece of hospital equipment which helps weak or small babies to survive. It consists of a transparent container in which the oxygen and temperature levels can be controlled.
2. countable noun
An incubator is a piece of equipment used to keep eggs or bacteria at the correct temperature for them to develop.
incubator in British English
(ˈɪnkjʊˌbeɪtə)
noun
1. medicine
an enclosed transparent boxlike apparatus for housing prematurely born babies under optimum conditions until they are strong enough to survive in the normal environment
2.
a container kept at a constant temperature in which birds' eggs can be artificially hatched or bacterial cultures grown
3.
a person, animal, or thing that incubates
4.
a commercial property, divided into small work units, which provides equipment and support to new businesses
incubator in American English
(ˈɪnkjəˌbeɪtər; ˈɪŋkjəˌbeɪtər)
noun
a person or thing that incubates
; specif.,a.
an artificially heated container for hatching eggs
b.
a similar apparatus in which premature babies are kept for a period
c.
an apparatus for growing microbial or cell cultures in which the temperature, atmosphere, and humidity can be controlled
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