Look up: Incubator

1. incubator
   [n] - apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat
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2. incubator
   A box-like apparatus in which premature babies are kept at a constant and suitable temperature.
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3. Incubator
   A controlled environment (controlled temperature and gas content) for eggs, sperm and embryos.
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4. Incubator
   A machine used to hatch eggs by emulating the mother bird. The eggs are kept warm, turned each day and even allowed to cool very slightly to simulate the mother bird getting up to feed.
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5. Incubator
   A facility designed to encourage entrepreneurship and minimise obstacles to new business formation... <a target=_blank href="http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/incubator.htm?id=12970&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false" title="Read full definition of incubator">more</a>
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6. Incubator
   Incubator: In biotechnology. an apparatus in which environmental conditions can be set and controlled. Incubators are used in microbiology for culturing (growing) bacteria and other microorganisms. Incubators in tissue culture rooms are used for culturing stem cells, lymphocytes, skin fibroblasts and other types of cells. And in the hospital nurser …
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7. incubator
   machine for keeping eggs at a constant temperature and batching them Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • organisation which supports start-up initiatives Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs
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8. Incubator
   In"cu·ba`tor noun That which incubates, especially, an apparatus by means of which eggs are hatched by artificial heat.
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9. Incubator
   In"cu·ba`tor noun 1. A contrivance for the cultivation of microörganisms by maintaining a suitable temperature. 2. (Medicine) An apparatus for rearing prematurely born babies.
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10. incubator
    1. A container in which controlled environmental conditions may be maintained; e.g., for culturing microorganisms. ... 2. An apparatus for maintaining an infant (usually premature) in an environment of proper oxygenation, humidity, and temperature. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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11. incubator
    brooder noun apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants
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12. Incubator
    A facility designed to encourage entrepreneurship and minimize obstacles to new business formation and development, particularly for high technology firms, by housing a number of budding enterprises that share an array of services, such as rent, secretarial services, and business counseling. Incubators may be funded by state or local government as well as private interest groups.
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13. incubator
    (in´ku-ba″tәr) an apparatus for maintaining a constant and suitable temperature for the development of eggs, cultures of microorganisms, or other living cells. an apparatus for maintaining optimal conditions for growth and development in the early care of premature infants. The primary purpose ...
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14. Incubator
    • (n.) That which incubates, especially, an apparatus by means of which eggs are hatched by artificial heat. • (n.) A contrivance for the cultivation of microorganisms by maintaining a suitable temperature. • (n.) An apparatus for rearing prematurely born babies.
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15. incubator
    an insulated enclosure in which temperature, humidity, and other environmental conditions can be regulated at levels optimal for growth, hatching, ...
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16. incubator
    incubator 1. Applied to an artificial hatching apparatus, whether it be used for eggs or bacteria. 2. An apparatus in which environmental conditions can be set and controlled. 3. an apparatus in which media inoculated with microorganisms are cultivated at a constant temperature. 4. An enclosed apparatus in which prematurely born infants are kept in contro...
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