incubator

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incubator (plural incubators)

1. (chemistry) Any apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a reaction
2. (medicine) An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
3. An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
4. A place to maintain the culturing of bacteria at a steady temperature

[edit] Related terms

• incubate
• incubation
• incubative

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