incubator

/ɪn.kjuːˈbeɪ.tə(ɹ)/

noun

  1. 1

    Any apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a reaction.

  2. 2

    An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby.

  3. 3

    An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs.

  4. 4

    A place to maintain the culturing of bacteria at a steady temperature.

  5. 5

    A support programme for the development of entrepreneurial companies.

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