nonpotable
6.1
Not safe to drink
- adjective
- /nɒnˈpoʊtəbl/
- Specialized
:
no potable
- The misperception that these venues use potable fresh water instead of recycled chlorinated nonpotable water may encourage children to intentionally swallow water.
- nonpotable water
Examples
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Residents were advised to avoid using nonpotable water for drinking and cooking.
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The tap was not marked as nonpotable, and water from the tap had more than 23 fecal coliforms per 100 milliliters (mL) (Levy et al., 1998).
Academic text (2002) -
The sign clearly warned that the water was nonpotable and should not be consumed.
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He filled his garden hose with nonpotable water meant for irrigation rather than for drinking.
Synonyms
undrinkable
vsnonpotable
3
3.4
Unsafe to drink or tastes so bad you cannot drink it
focuses on lack of safety or suitability rather than taste
7.7
Water that is not safe to drink
is the same meaning but a different form of the word
Antonyms
How Potable
Surface Forms
nonpotable positive
Morphology
Etymology
The word nonpotable is made from non- meaning 'not' and potable, which comes from the old Latin verb potare meaning 'to drink'. So, potable means 'drinkable', and nonpotable means 'not safe to drink'.