bath(1) (iou) and PRF (medicine)

bath(1) (iou)

bath noun1. . In branch II Bath.

I.
An immersion in liquid for cleansing or therapy. Also (with specifying word), an immersion in or copious application of any medium to produce analogous effects. OE.
have a bath, take a bath. cold bath, hot bath, etc. dust-bath, mud-bath, shower-bath, sun-bath, Turkish bath, vaporous bath, etc. blood-bath: see BLOOD noun. Order of the Bath an order of knighthood, named from the bath which preceded the knight's installation. warm bath: see WARM adjective.
A quantity of water or Other liquid for bathing or taking a bath in. OE.
Steele To rise the next Morning and plunge into the Cold Bath. C. Kingsley Countess, your bath is ready.
A spring of water suitable for bathing in, esp. one that is hot or contains minerals. OE-E18.
A place for bathing for cleansing or therapeutic purposes; a town with mineral springs or Other facilities for therapeutic bathing etc., a spa; (chiefly N. Amer. & in advertisements) a bathroom; sing. & (usu.) in pl., a building for bathing or swimming in. ME.
municipal baths, swimming baths, etc. Russian bath, steam bath, Turkish bath, etc.
A medicinal or disinfectant wash or lotion; a vessel for containing or applying such a wash etc. LME.
eye-bath.
The state of being suffused with a liquid, esp. perspiration. Now rare. L16.
a. (A vessel containing) a medium such as water, oil, sand, ice, or steam, in which chemical or Other apparatus can be placed and subjected to a steady high or low temperature. L16.
b. (A vessel containing) a chemical in which objects can be immersed, as Film for developing, etc. L18.
nitrate bath, silver bath, etc.
A receptacle for liquid, usu. water, for bathing or taking a bath in. E17.
bird-bath, hip-bath, etc.
II.
(Bath.) A town in SW England named from its hot springs. Also the Bath. OE.
Comb.: Bath brick a preparation for cleaning polished metal; Bath bun a type of round spiced bun with currants and icing; Bath chair a wheeled chair for an invalid; Bath chap a type of pickled pig's chap; bath cube: of a preparation which crumbles and dissolves to soften or perfume bathwater; bath essence a concentrated liquid to soften or perfume bathwater; bath-mat: on which one stands after getting out of a bath; Bath metal a silvery-white alloy of zinc and copper, formerly used for tableware; Bath Oliver an unsweetened biscuit invented by Dr William Oliver (1695-1764) of Bath; bathrobe a dressing-gown, esp. of towelling; bathroom a room containing a bath and often Other toilet facilities; euphem. a water-closet, a lavatory; bath salts: that dissolve to soften or perfume bathwater; Bath stone oolite from the formation near Bath, used as building stone; bath towel a large towel; bath-tub = sense 8 above; bathwater water in a bath (throw out the baby with the bathwater: see BABY noun 1); Bath white a white butterfly, Pontia daplidice, with greenish mottling on the underwings, which is a rare migrant to Britain.

PRF (medicine)

PRF
<abbreviation> Prolactin-releasing factor.

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