balneal

American  

[bal-nee-uhl] / ˈbæl ni əl /

adjective

1. of or relating to baths or bathing.

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balneal British  

/ ˈbælnɪəl, ˈbælnɪərɪ /

adjective

1. rare of or relating to baths or bathing

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Etymology

Origin of balneal

1635–45; < Latin balne ( um ) (< Greek balaneîon bathing room, bath) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Everything that balneal ingenuity could suggest had been done, and in case the internal cure was not nasty enough as it was, the first glass of water was prescribed for six o’clock in the morning.

From Project Gutenberg

There are several representations of sponges given in the balneal feasts depicted on various Etruscan vases; and the sponge has been found in a perfect state in a Roman barrow at Bartlow Hills.

From Project Gutenberg