potable

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Good for drinking without fear of poisoning or disease
{a} fit to drink, drinkable
Potable means water that is fit to drink
Water that is considered safe for domestic human consumption; drinkable water
water that is considered safe to drink because it meets or exceeds federal and state enforceable limits of specific contaminants
Potable water is clean and safe for drinking. = drinkable. potable water is safe to drink (potabilis, from potare )
{s} suitable for drinking, fit for drinking, drinkable
of alcoholic beverages that are suitable for drinking; "it's an impudent young wine but I think you will find it quite potable
A potable liquid; a beverage
water safe for drinking
Water suitable for human consumption
Water that is considered safe for domestic consumption; drinkable
Water that does not contain objectionable pollution, contamination, minerals, or infection, and is considered satisfactory for domestic consumption
Water that suitable for consumption Back to alphabetical list
Water that is toxicologically and pathologically safe and aesthetically fit to drink, (see non-potable)
any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?"
of alcoholic beverages that are suitable for drinking; "it's an impudent young wine but I think you will find it quite potable"
The potable water system is the portion of the plumbing system that carries water to fixtures such as faucets
drinkable (preferably, disinfected)
Describes water that is safe and satisfactory for drinking and cooking Compare non-potable water
Fit to be drunk; drinkable
Good water which is safe for drinking Non-Potable: A liquid or water that is not for drinking
Water which is considered safe for drinking
Safe to drink or consume
Suitable for drinking

The green water is not suitable for drinking. - The green water is not potable.

Safe to drink
n Suitable for drinking Water is said to be potable; indeed, some declare it our natural beverage, although even they find it palatable only when suffering from the recurrent disorder known as thirst, for which it is a medicine Upon nothing has so great and diligent ingenuity been brought to bear in all ages and in all countries, except the most uncivilized, as upon the invention of substitutes for water To hold that this general aversion to that liquid has no basis in the preservative instinct of the race is to be unscientific -- and without science we are as the snakes and toads
\POE-tuh-buhl\, adjective: Fit to drink; suitable for drinking; drinkable
Fit for human consumption
potable gold
A theoretical substance which would confer eternal life to the drinker

This tradition found its way to the West in the notion of ‘potable gold’ (aurum potabile), a medicine that, if drunk, would cure all manner of ills.

potable gold
A preparation consisting of gold particles in oil and alcohol
potable water
Water that is safe and satisfactory for drinking and cooking
potable water
Fresh and marginal water generally considered suitable for human consumption (see Salinity)
potable water
a water quality term   Water of quality suitable for drinking and cooking
potable water
Water of a quality suitable for drinking Most waters of the BWCA are potable - you just can't tell by looking, hence filters and water purification tablets
potable water
Water that is safe for drinking and cooking from either a private well or a public supply provided through a water line
potable water
water of a quality suitable for drinking
potable water
Water that is safe to drink
potable water
Drinking Water Water whose chemical constituents do not exceed the limits set forth in the State Safe Drinking Water Act
potable water
water suitable for drinking or cooking purposes from both health and aesthetic considerations
potable water
Water that is safe for drinking and cooking
potable water
Water that meets drinking water standards
potable water
Water from an approved source which meets all drinking water quality standards
potable water
This is water that is not contaminated and is drinkable
potable water
Water that has does not contain harmful or objectionable impurities and is aesthetically pleasing to drink
potable water
Water fit for drinking
potable water
Water fit for human consumption; as in drinking water
potable water
Water that is suitable for drinking by humans
potable water
Water fit for human consumption
potable water
Suitable for drinking (US standard 500 ppm)
potable water
Water that is safe to drink, meaning that it is free of harmful microorganisms and other harmful substances
potable water
water that is fit to drink List of Glossary Terms
potable water
water that is safe for consumption in eating, drinking and cooking
potable water
Water that is free from disease-producing organisms, poisonous substances, chemical, biological, and radioactive contaminants which would make it unfit for human consumption and many other uses
potable water
Water that is safe for drinking (USEPA, 1992)
potables
potable liquids
potables
beverages
non-potable
Water that is unsafe or unpalatable to drink because it contains objectionable pollution, contamination, minerals, or infective agents
non-potable
Water that is unsafe or unpalatable to drink because in contains objectionable pollution, contamination, minerals, or infective agents
non-potable
Water that is unsafe or unpalatable to drink because it contains pollutants, contaminants, minerals or infective agents
non-potable
Not suitable for drinking due to toxins, pathogens or aesthetics (see potable)
non-potable
Water that is unsafe or unpalatable to drink because it contains pollutants, contaminants, minerals, or infective agents
non-potable
Water that may contain objectionable pollution, contamination, minerals, or infective agents and is considered unsafe and/or unpalatable for drinking
non-potable
Describes water that may contain objectionable pollution, contamination, minerals, or infective agents and is considered unsafe or unsuitable for drinking Compare potable
potability
The quality of being potable
potability
{i} quality of being fit to drink, drinkability
potables
{i} drinks, substances fit for drinking
potable
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