incubator

== English == === Etymology === From incubate +‎ -or. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɪn.kjuːˌbeɪ.tə(ɹ)/ (US) IPA(key): [ˈɪn.kjuːˌbeɪ.ɾɚ] (General Australian) IPA(key): [ˈɪn.kjuːˌbeɪ.ɾə(ɹ)] Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ) === Noun === incubator (plural incubators) (chemistry) Any apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a reaction. (medicine) An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby. Synonym: brooder An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs. Synonym: brooder A place to maintain the culturing of bacteria at a steady temperature. (business) A support programme for the development of entrepreneurial companies. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French incubateur. By surface analysis, incuba +‎ -tor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /in.ku.baˈtor/ === Noun === incubator n (plural incubatoare) incubator ==== Declension ====