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potable

[ poh-tuh-buhl ]
/ ˈpoʊ tə bəl /
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adjective
fit or suitable for drinking: potable water.
noun
Usually potables. drinkable liquids; beverages.
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Origin of potable

1565–75; <Late Latin pōtābilis drinkable, equivalent to Latin pōtā(re) to drink + -bilis-ble

OTHER WORDS FROM potable

po·ta·bil·i·ty, po·ta·ble·ness, nounnon·po·ta·ble, adjective, nounun·po·ta·ble, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH potable

portable, 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 forms of potable

potability, noun

Word Origin for potable

C16: from Late Latin pōtābilis drinkable, from Latin pōtāre to drink
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