incubator
an apparatus in which eggs are hatched artificially.
an enclosed apparatus in which prematurely born infants are kept in controlled conditions, as of temperature, for protection and care.
an apparatus in which media inoculated with microorganisms are cultivated at a constant temperature.
a person or thing that incubates.
Business. an enterprise that provides support services to entrepreneurs refining startup concepts, in a continuing and open-ended relationship that includes access to mentoring, networking, or legal assistance, often in a collaborative workspace.: Compare accelerator (def. 9).
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How to use incubator in a sentence
Xue had left a failed experiment, a dish full of human tumor cells, in the incubator, and when he looked two weeks later, he found a dish full of neurons.
The Neurons That Appeared from Nowhere - Issue 89: The Dark Side | Nayanah Siva | September 2, 2020 | NautilusThat’s exactly what Ocean Spray is doing with the incubator which has just five employees dedicated full-time to it.
‘We have to be open to failure’: Why Ocean Spray launched a brand incubator for the DTC era | Kristina Monllos | September 1, 2020 | DigidayWith each new brand idea, the incubator is running market tests, analyzing the success of those tests and then deciding whether or not to proceed with the brand.
‘We have to be open to failure’: Why Ocean Spray launched a brand incubator for the DTC era | Kristina Monllos | September 1, 2020 | DigidayIt’s like a comet incubator, says planetary scientist Gal Sarid of the SETI Institute, who is based in Rockville, Md.
In a first, astronomers spotted a space rock turning into a comet | Lisa Grossman | August 18, 2020 | Science NewsLive on air, she said the Iraqis had removed 312 babies from incubators and left them to die on the cold floor.
As we talked I looked at three babies, their skin a jaundiced yellow, in a single incubator.
America has long been the incubator of many spiritual creeds going back to the Great Awakening and even earlier.
The Tea Party Isn’t a Political Movement, It’s a Religious One | Jack Schwartz | July 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe now works for the mayor of New York running their incubator for tech companies.
Mike Judge’s Genius Satire ‘Silicon Valley’ Skewers Tech Titans | Andrew Romano | April 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNow five guys who program can pitch their company and get $100,000 from an incubator.
Mike Judge’s Genius Satire ‘Silicon Valley’ Skewers Tech Titans | Andrew Romano | April 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt launched in February an incubator to foster education start-ups.
E-Books And Cost Pressures Push College Students Away From Textbooks | CNBC | June 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhere electric current is available, it can be used to heat an incubator much better and cleanlier than the kerosene lamp.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousThe most important part of the incubator is the thermostat which regulates the current to maintain a steady heat.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousThe incubator should be run for a day or two so that the current may be well regulated before placing the eggs in the tray.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousAn incubator about hatching time is a wonderful object lesson in teaching the story of life.
The Mother and Her Child | William S. SadlerAnd this, too, when it has been unreservedly believed that the incubator was a modern triumph of Western science!
Life and sport in China | Oliver G. Ready
British Dictionary definitions for incubator
/ (ˈɪnkjʊˌbeɪtə) /
med an enclosed transparent boxlike apparatus for housing prematurely born babies under optimum conditions until they are strong enough to survive in the normal environment
a container kept at a constant temperature in which birds' eggs can be artificially hatched or bacterial cultures grown
a person, animal, or thing that incubates
a commercial property, divided into small work units, which provides equipment and support to new businesses
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Scientific definitions for incubator
[ ĭn′kyə-bā′tər ]
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.
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.
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Cultural definitions for incubator
A specialized crib used in caring for infants, in which the temperature and oxygen content of the air can be controlled. Often, babies who are born prematurely will be placed in an incubator until they have become strong enough to be housed in a regular crib.
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