incubator
22
5.2
- noun
- /ˈɪŋkjʊˌbeɪtər/
- Specialized
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incubadora
- Farmers used an incubator to ensure that the eggs hatched in a controlled environment.
- babies from incubators
- hospital incubators
- incubator at 33°C
Other ways to do it are in a bioreactor, in an incubator.
- Other ways to do it are in a bioreactor, in an incubator.
- She took her out of the incubator and she put her in with the stronger baby sister.
Examples
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She took her out of the incubator and she put her in with the stronger baby sister.
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They bring those fertilized eggs into the lab and put them in an incubator, and they hatch them in darkness, OK?
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And just this spring, this incubator helped save its first baby.
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We had him in the Incubator until an hour ago.
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So far she was okay, but she was in an incubator.
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But Alex lived for 17 minutes in an incubator.
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There is no liquid left in the incubator; it's all been absorbed.
Fiction book (1996) -
He spent six weeks in an incubator.
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The dishes were then placed in an incubator that controlled the temperature and the gaseous concentrations.
Fiction book (1991) -
Standard hospital practice is to place premature twins in separate incubators to reduce the risk of infection.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
1
8.5
A heated box used to keep newly hatched chicks or premature babies warm
How Controlled
- Specialized
22
5.2
- Specialized
108
1.0
245
1.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word incubator comes from the Latin verb incubare meaning 'to lie on' and shares the root with incubate. Birds 'incubate' eggs by sitting on them to keep them warm, so an incubator is a warm, controlled box for hatching eggs or helping premature babies.