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incubator
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in·cu·ba·tor  (nky-btr, ng-)
n.
1. An apparatus in which environmental conditions, such as temperature and humidity, can be controlled, often used for growing bacterial cultures, hatching eggs artificially, or providing suitable conditions for a chemical or biological reaction.
2. Medicine An apparatus for maintaining an infant, especially a premature infant, in an environment of controlled temperature, humidity, and oxygen concentration.
3. A place or situation that permits or encourages the formation and development, as of new ideas: a college that was an incubator of new approaches to sociology.

incubator
Noun
1. Med a heated enclosed apparatus for rearing premature babies
2. an apparatus for hatching birds' eggs or growing bacterial cultures

incubator  (nky-btr)
1. An apparatus in which environmental conditions, such as temperature and humidity, can be controlled, often used for growing bacterial cultures, hatching eggs artificially, or providing suitable conditions for a chemical or biological reaction.
2. An apparatus for maintaining an infant, especially one that is ill or born before the usual gestation period, in an environment of controlled temperature, humidity, and oxygen concentration.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.incubatorincubator - apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants
apparatus, setup - equipment designed to serve a specific function
thermoregulator, thermostat - a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat
Translations
Spanish incubator [ˈɪnkjubeɪtəʳ] nincubadora
French incubator [ˈɪnkjubeɪtəʳ] nincubateur m;
(for babies) → couveuse f

German incubator [ˈɪnkjubeɪtəʳ] incubate n (for babies) → Brutkasten m, Inkubator m
Italian incubator [ˈɪnkjubeɪtəʳ] nincubatrice f

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There are about 1,000 business incubators in North America, up from only 12 in 1980, according to the National Business Incubation Association (www.
Business incubators provide precisely this type of assistance.
Tedco), which funds incubators and research and development of university-grown technologies.
 
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