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waterbath

waterbath is the alternative form of water bath.

Meaning of water bath

Noun

water bath (plural water baths)

  1. A piece of laboratory equipment consisting of a vessel containing water, in which is suspended a flask that is to be subject to careful heating or cooling.
  2. An analogous piece of equipment used in a kitchen (especially a commercial kitchen), to cook food or to keep it hot.
    Synonyms:
    bain marie

Forms of waterbath

pluralwaterbaths

Questions about waterbath

What is waterbath the alternative form of?
Waterbath is the alternative form of water bath.

Words near waterbath in the dictionary

  1. waterbar
  2. waterbars
  3. waterbased
  4. waterbasket
  5. waterbaskets
  6. waterbath
  7. waterbaths
  8. Waterbeach
  9. waterbed
  10. waterbeds
  11. Waterberg

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