lukewarm water
Neither hot nor cold
Lukewarm water is water at a temperature between cool and warm—typically around body temperature or slightly below, so it feels neither hot nor cold to the touch.
It's the temperature often specified for dissolving yeast, taking medication, or bathing infants.
The recipe calls for lukewarm water to activate the yeast.
The term can apply to other liquids as well, and lukewarm itself extends figuratively to describe unenthusiastic responses or tepid support.
- tepidMildly warm, lacking intensity
- bathWashing in water
- baby bathSmall basin for washing infants
- rinseWash without scrubbing
- hand washingCleaning digits with soap
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lukewarm waterboiling water
H2O at 212°F
ice water · scalding water · hot water · cold water · steaming water
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