"incubator" meaning in English

See incubator in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɪn.kjuːˌbeɪ.tə(r)/ [UK], [ˈɪn.kjuːˌbeɪ.ɾɚ] [US], [ˈɪn.kjuːˌbeɪ.ɾə(r)] [Australia] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Jjamesryan-incubator.wav [Australia] Forms: incubator, incubators [plural]
Etymology: incubate + -or Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|incubate|or}} incubate + -or Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An incubator is a place or apparatus that maintains a specific environmental condition suitable for a reaction or a newborn.
    Sense id: simple-incubator-en-noun-h3~7ZPgL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -or
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