Brutkasten
incubator
In German, 'Brutkasten' is the term used for an incubator, a device used to maintain optimal conditions for the growth and development of living organisms, especially embryos or very young animals. It can also refer to a device used to grow bacteria or other microorganisms in a controlled environment. The term is a compound word, with 'Brut' meaning 'brood' or 'offspring' and 'Kasten' meaning 'box' or 'case'.
Example sentences using: Brutkasten
Der Brutkasten in der Kinderklinik war hochmodern.
The incubator in the children's clinic was state of the art.
In this sentence, 'Brutkasten' is used as a noun, referring to an incubator that provides a controlled environment for newborn babies in a children's clinic. 'Hochmodern' translates to 'state of the art', emphasizing that the incubator is equipped with the latest technology.
Im Brutkasten entwickeln sich die Küken.
The chicks develop in the incubator.
Here, 'Brutkasten' is used in the context of animal hatching. It translates to 'incubator', the controlled environment where bird eggs (in this case, chicks - 'Küken') are kept to ensure their proper development.
Sie setzen die Mikroben in einen Brutkasten, um ihre Vermehrung zu beobachten.
They put the microbes in an incubator to watch their multiplication.
In the scientific context, 'Brutkasten' refers to an incubator used for growing microbes under controlled conditions. The sentence indicates that microbes are placed in an incubator ('Brutkasten') for monitoring their multiplication ('Vermehrung').