Incubator Definition

ĭnkyə-bātər, ĭng-
incubators
noun
incubators
A person or thing that incubates.
Webster's New World
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.
American Heritage
An apparatus for maintaining an infant, especially a premature infant, in an environment of controlled temperature, humidity, and oxygen concentration.
American Heritage Medicine
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.
American Heritage

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

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incubator
Plural:
incubators

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Incubator Sentence Examples

  • The infant is removed from the incubator for feeding.

  • The eggs and sperm are kept in an incubator and the doctor uses a microscope to observe whether fertilization occurs.

  • Premature babies are usually kept in an incubator, where their breathing and heart rate are monitored.

  • The child is undressed and placed in a lighted incubator to stay warm.

  • The ensuing lengthy convalescence from the required surgery in Dublin, served as an incubator for Darby's discontent.

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