Meanings
nounafterbath (plural afterbaths)
plural afterbaths
- A dyebath that has already been used to dye something.
After its inital^([sic]) use, the dyebath is known as the afterbath. The second use is called the first afterbath, the third use is the second afterbath, and so on (see illustration of Hapilopilus nidulans dyebath results, below).
2001, Arleen Rainis Bessette, The Rainbow Beneath My Feet: A Mushroom Dyer's Field Guide
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afterbath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afterbath
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“afterbath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afterbath. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “afterbath,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afterbath.
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