vandbad

Danish

Chocolate being melted in a vandbad.

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