potable
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5.3
- adjective
- /ˈpoʊtəbl/
- Specialized
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potable
- In the past, Los Angeles has channeled its potable water all the way from the Colorado River.
- potable water
- potable water tank
- potable water supply
You've got, you know, water that's not potable in Jackson.
- You've got, you know, water that's not potable in Jackson.
- Then we have the RO desalina tion system so we could have potable drinking water.
- You know, we have so much clean water that we fill our toilets with potable water.
- And I had not fully appreciated how much rarer potable fresh water is becoming on Earth.
- Is there a unit that you strap onto the back of the van that holds potable water that is heated by some sort of piping system to the spout?
- And the highest risk factor for getting asthma was clean potable water.
- The guano does not make the water not potable.
Examples
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One of the most needed services during any disaster is the delivery of potable water.
Academic text (2000) -
Our first priority was to get safe, potable water to residents in the affected areas.
Academic text (1993) -
How much less potable drinking water will there be?
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With one or two exceptions, every house in both communities has electricity and potable running water.
Academic text (1997) -
The food was awful, the potable water was not clean, and large numbers of passengers were crowded in a small space.
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And I had not fully appreciated how much rarer potable fresh water is becoming on Earth.
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California does not allow connection with a potable water system and describes specific allowable lot and soil conditions.
Academic text (2002) -
Is this potable water?
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The worst isn't over yet so remember to keep conserving gas and potable water to help out our friends on the coast.
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Our first priority was to get safe, potable water to residents in the affected areas.
Synonyms
9
1.5
Safe and pleasant to drink
Compounds
How Drinkable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Potable comes from the Latin potare, which means 'to drink', and it shares the same root as the English word potion, a kind of drink. So potable means 'drinkable' or safe to drink.