(n) apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants, Syn. brooder

masturbator

(n) a person who practices masturbation, Syn. onanist

ulan bator

(n) the capital and largest city of Mongolia, Syn. Urga, capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Kulun

approving

(adj) expressing or manifesting praise or approval, Syn. plausive, affirmative, approbative, approbatory, Example:approbative criticism; an affirmative nod

probative

(adj) tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade you of the truth of an allegation, Syn. probatory, Example:evidence should only be excluded if its probative value was outweighed by its prejudicial effect

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Abator

n. (Law) (a) One who abates a nuisance. (b) A person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

Approbator

n. [ L. ] One who approves. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Approbatory

a. Containing or expressing approbation; commendatory. Sheldon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cubatory

a. [ L. cubator he who lies down, fr. cubare. ] Lying down; recumbent. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Disapprobatory

a. Containing disapprobation; serving to disapprove. [ 1913 Webster ]

Improbatory

{ , a. Implying, or tending to, improbation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Incubator

n. 1. That which incubates, especially, an apparatus by means of which eggs are hatched by artificial heat. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An apparatus containing an enclosed chamber, used for the cultivation of microörganisms or tissue cultures by maintaining a suitable temperature and atmospheric composition. Some incubators have no provision for maintaining a special atmosphere, while in others, especially for anaerobic organisms and tissue culture, the moisture level and composition of the gases are also controlled. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

3. (Med.) An apparatus consisting of enclosed chamber, for maintaining prematurely born babies in a favorable environment until able to thrive under normal conditions. The temperature and level of oxygen in the atmosphere may be controlled. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

Incubatory

a. Serving for incubation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Libatory

a. Pertaining to libation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Perturbator

n. A perturber. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Probator

n. [ L. ] 1. An examiner; an approver. Maydman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (O. Eng. Law) One who, when indicted for crime, confessed it, and accused others, his accomplices, in order to obtain pardon; a state's evidence. [ 1913 Webster ]

Probatory

a. [ Cf. F. probatoire. ] 1. Serving for trial; probationary. Abp. Bramhall. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Pertaining to, or serving for, proof. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Probatory term (Law), a time for taking testimony. [ 1913 Webster ]

Reprobatory

a. Reprobative. [ 1913 Webster ]

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