incubator
/ˈɪn.kjuːˌbeɪ.tə(ɹ)/ noun C1- Any apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a reaction.
- 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.
- A support programme for the development of entrepreneurial companies.
Plural incubators
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