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incubator /ˈɪŋkjʊbeɪtə /noun1An enclosed apparatus in which premature or unusually small babies are placed and which provides a controlled and protective environment for their care.The men raised £655.28 for BLISS - a charity which provides incubators to hospitals with premature babies....- The baby will be placed in a special incubator in an intensive care unit and monitored around the clock.
- In the go-go days, dot.coms went public and were coddled by investors like premature babies in incubators.
1.1An apparatus used to hatch eggs or grow microorganisms under controlled conditions.He had to balance conditions inside the incubator to make sure the fungus would not grow and the eggs would not dry up....- While sealing containers with parafilm can adversely affect plant growth, maximum elongation of the well-watered controls on filter boards was similar whether they were sealed with parafilm or grown in a ventilated incubator.
- The new embryos are grown in an incubator for several days and then implanted into recipient females.
2North American A place, especially with support staff and equipment, made available at low rent to new small businesses: [as modifier]: an incubator project...- The money will be used to build on Bradford University's existing commitment to helping generate new firms through ‘themed’ business incubators which support and nurture start-up companies.
- Vorkink said the project would involve the establishment of business incubators and mediating services for finding jobs.
- It will be located in a disadvantaged area of Johannesburg and feature a business incubator where black business support services will be promoted.
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