vandbad

Danish

Etymology

vand +‎ bad

Noun

vandbad n (singular definite vandbadet, plural indefinite vandbade)

  1. a container of water kept at a controlled temperature, into which a different container is lowered, the temperature of whose content is thus similarly controlled
    1. bain-marie
    2. water bath

Usage notes

This covers arrangements in kitchens and laboratories, thus encompassing English water bath and bain-marie; but a vandbad may be used to either lower or raise the temperature.

Inflection

Declension of vandbad
neuter
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vandbad vandbadet vandbade vandbadene
genitive vandbads vandbadets vandbades vandbadenes
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