incubator

Definitions

General Science

• noun a container that keeps a constant temperature and controls other environmental conditions

Agriculture

• noun a special unit providing artificial heat used to hatch eggs. Incubators are available as small trays, or as large rooms for large-scale producers.

Medical

• noun an apparatus for growing bacterial cultures
• noun an enclosed container in which a premature baby can be kept, within which conditions such as temperature and oxygen levels can be controlled

Nearby Definitions of “incubator”

• increase
• increment
• incubate
• incubation
• incubation period
• incubator
• incur
• indemnification
• indemnity
• indent
• indenture

Contexts for “incubator”

4 definitions in context
• General Science
• Agriculture
• Medical