INCUBATOR

Incubator

In biology, an incubator is a device used to grow and maintain microbiological cultures or cell cultures. The incubator maintains optimal temperature, humidity and other conditions such as the carbon dioxide and oxygen content of the atmosphere inside. Incubators are essential for a lot of experimental work in cell biology, microbiology and molecular biology and are used to culture both bacterial as well as eukaryotic cells.

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incubator

Noun

  1. Any apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a reaction.
  2. 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.
  5. A support programme for the development of entrepreneurial companies.


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