water bath

noun

a system for the control of temperature in which a vessel containing the material to be heated is set into or over one containing water and receiving the heat directly.
a bath of water.

Origin of water bath

First recorded in 1815–25

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Examples from the Web for water-bath

Historical Examples of water-bath

Evaporate the percolate in a water-bath to the consistency of a pill mass.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines
T. H. Pardo de Tavera
Evaporate in a water-bath to the consistency of a pill mass.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines
T. H. Pardo de Tavera
When evaporated on the water-bath the oil should not leave more than 5-6 per cent.
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture
W. H. Simmons
This should be prepared over a water-bath, and two per cent.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin
Henry Weightman Stelwagon
The blue colour is restored by expelling the H2S on the water-bath.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection
Alexander Wynter Blyth

British Dictionary definitions for water-bath

water-bath

noun

chem a vessel containing heated water, used for heating substances

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