incubator
Preemie care pod
An incubator is an enclosed apparatus that maintains controlled conditions—temperature, humidity, oxygen—for developing organisms or protecting vulnerable ones.
Hospitals use incubators to keep premature infants alive.
Laboratories use them to culture bacteria or hatch eggs.
By extension, a business incubator nurtures early-stage companies, providing resources and mentorship: The startup emerged from a tech incubator in Austin.
Reproductive cells in shells
- chicksNewly hatched birds
- hatchingEmergence from an egg
- embryoOrganism before birth
- poultryBirds raised for food
brooding · temperature · humidity · turning · candling · fertilization · chicken · quail
Intensive care for newborns
- prematureOccurring before expected
- isoletteEnclosed neonatal warming unit
- infantVery young child
- ventilatorMechanical breathing apparatus
monitor · oxygen · humidity · temperature · pediatric · nurse · physician · intensive care
Encourage development of
- cultivateGrow or develop purposefully
- developCause gradual growth
- nourishProvide sustenance to
- supportTo uphold or sustain
encourage · mentor · germinate · nascent · fledgling · nurture · gestation · maturation
Speed control mechanism
- seed fundingInitial startup capital infusion
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
- venture capitalStartup growth financing
- coworkingShared professional space rental
mentorship · pitch · prototype · founder · equity · angel investor · demo day · cohort
Collective social practices
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- petri dishLidded laboratory culture container
- agarAlgae-derived gelling substance
- microorganismMicroscopic living entity
sterile · CO2 · cell culture · specimen · colony · growth medium · pathogen · microbiology
eggs
Reproductive cells in shells
poultry · brooding · temperature · humidity · turning · candling · fertilization · chicken · quail · duck
NICU
Intensive care for newborns
ventilator · monitor · oxygen · humidity · temperature · pediatric · nurse · physician · intensive care · vital signs
foster
Encourage development of
support · encourage · mentor · germinate · nascent · fledgling · nurture · gestation · maturation · emergence
accelerator
Speed control mechanism
- seed fundingInitial startup capital infusion
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
- venture capitalStartup growth financing
coworking · mentorship · pitch · prototype · founder · equity · angel investor · demo day · cohort · networking
culture
Collective social practices
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- petri dishLidded laboratory culture container
- agarAlgae-derived gelling substance
microorganism · sterile · CO2 · cell culture · specimen · colony · growth medium · pathogen · microbiology · shaker
- controlled environmentsclean room, cleanroom, laboratory, isolation chamber, sterile room
- poultry industryTyson Foods, chicken farm, turkey farm, chicken farmer, hatchery
- chickshatchlings, pullets, brooder, sexing, candling
- entrepreneurshipentrepreneur, startup, founder, co-founder, cofounder
- laboratorybeaker, test tube, flask, microscope, pipette
- labslab, laboratory, beakers, test tubes, microscope
incubatoropen air
Unenclosed outdoor space
exposure · hostile environment · abandonment · the wild · harsh conditions
incubatorliquidator
One who dissolves entities
corporate raider · bankruptcy court · shutdown · dissolution
incubatormorgue
Corpse holding facility
crematorium · hospice · coffin · grave · funeral home
- incubation periodTime before symptoms emerge
- startup incubatorNew business support program
- dream incubationDeliberately prompting specific sleep visions
- business incubatorsPrograms fostering new ventures
- tech incubatorProgram growing young companies
- egg incubatorDevice that hatches poultry
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