In biotechnology. an apparatus in which environmental conditions can be set and controlled. Incubators are used in microbiology for culturing (growing) bacteria and other microorganisms. Incubators in tissue culture rooms are used for culturing stem cells, lymphocytes, skin fibroblasts and other types of cells. And in the hospital nursery and newbo [..]

An organisation or company which provides support to new businesses to help them develop and grow.

A machine that provides the optimum environment for an embryo to develop

"apparatus for hatching eggs by artificial heat," 1845, agent noun from incubate (v.). Late Latin incubator meant "one who lies in a place."

location that supports the development of something.

A container in which environmental conditions can be maintained. When babies are born prematurely, they are placed in an incubator to maintain the correct temperature and humidity.

Placing an Egg into an incubator allows it to hatch into a Pokémon as you walk.  

Definition A company or facility designed to foster entrepreneurship and help startup companies, usually technology-related, to grow through the use of shared resources, management expertise, and inte [..]

An incubator is a company or part of a company that specialises in developing artists or writers.

An entity designed to nurture business ideas or new technologies to the point that they become attractive to venture capitalists. An incubator typically provides physical space and some or all of the services – legal, managerial, technical – needed for a business idea to be developed. Private equity firms often back incubators as a way of generatin [..]

A clear plastic crib that keeps babies warm and helps protect them from germs and noise.Intravenous line:

See Apache Incubator

An incubator is a heated bed covered by a clear plastic box that allows the baby to be kept warm without clothes so that they can be monitored very closely. Extra oxygen can be run into the incubator [..]

 Babies are placed in this clear plastic box which keeps them warm and protects them from germs and noise. 

Insulated enclosures in which Temperature, Humidity, and other environmental conditions can be regulated at levels optimal for Growth, hatching, Reproduction, or metabolic reactions.

Electrically powered devices that are intended to assist in the Maintenance of the thermal balance of Infants, principally by controlling the air Temperature and Humidity in an enclosure. (from UMDNS, [..]

A small oven-like appliance that is used to heat and grow bacteria samples.

 an institution to host and develop startup companies. An incubator provides early-stage startup companies with office space, resources, advice and networking opportunities. In return, the incubator g [..]

cot for keeping preterm babies in controlled conditions and protecting them from infection. inflammation

A company or facility designed to host start-up companies. Incubators provide networks of contacts and shared backoffice resources to help start-ups grow by controlling costs.