"double boiler" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: double boilers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} double boiler (plural double boilers)
  1. A large pan containing hot water, into which other smaller pans are set in order to cook food at low heat (below the boiling point) or to keep food warm. Synonyms: double-boiler, bain-marie Related terms: double boil, double steamer Translations (pan containing hot water): 水浴器 (shuǐyùqì) (Chinese Mandarin), 雙重蒸鍋 (Chinese Mandarin), 双重蒸锅 (shuāngchóng zhēngguō) (Chinese Mandarin), vesihaude (Finnish), maria-balno (Ido), bagnomaria (Italian), bemar [masculine] (Polish), banho-maria (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-double_boiler-en-noun--VDDyZ8w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of 'pan containing hot water': 93 7
  2. A pair of interlocking pots, the lower one filled with water which when boiling heats the contents of the upper pot.
    Sense id: en-double_boiler-en-noun-xolPjaxw

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for double boiler meaning in English (2.3kB)

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