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potable

[ poh-tuh-buh l ]
/ ˈpoʊ tə bəl /
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adjective

fit or suitable for drinking: potable water.

noun

Usually potables. drinkable liquids; beverages.

RELATED WORDS

edible, cooler, libation, liquor, drink, draft, palatable

Nearby words

  1. pot-holder,
  2. pot-pie,
  3. pot-valiant,
  4. pot-walloper,
  5. pot.,
  6. potae,
  7. potage,
  8. potager,
  9. potamic,
  10. potamo-

Origin of potable

1565–75; < Late Latin pōtābilis drinkable, equivalent to Latin pōtā(re) to drink + -bilis -ble
Related formspo·ta·bil·i·ty, po·ta·ble·ness, nounnon·po·ta·ble, adjective, nounun·po·ta·ble, adjective
Can be confusedportable potable
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British Dictionary definitions for potable

potable

/ (ˈpəʊtəbəl) /

adjective

fit to drink; drinkable

noun

something fit to drink; a beverage
Derived Formspotability, noun

Word Origin for potable

C16: from Late Latin pōtābilis drinkable, from Latin pōtāre to drink
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Word Origin and History for potable

potable

adj.

early 15c., from Old French potable (14c.) and directly from Late Latin potabilis "drinkable," from Latin potare "to drink" (see potion).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for potable

potable

[ pō′tə-bəl ]

adj.

Fit to drink; drinkable.
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