Definition of potable Potable
/powˈtʌbʌl/ - [powtubul] - po•ta•ble
We found 10 definitions of potable from 6 different sources.
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What does potable mean?
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| potable - suitable for drinking | ||
| drinkable | ||
Noun |
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| potable - any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?" | ||
| beverage, drink, drinkable | ||
| nutrient, food any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis | ||
| liquid a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r') | ||
| milk produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young | ||
| wish-wash any thin watery drink | ||
| potion a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage | ||
| alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, alcohol, intoxicant a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him" | ||
| hydromel honey diluted in water; becomes mead when fermented | ||
| oenomel wine mixed with honey | ||
| near beer drink that resembles beer but with less than 1/2 percent alcohol | ||
| ginger beer carbonated slightly alcoholic drink flavored with fermented ginger | ||
| mixer a kitchen utensil that is used for mixing foods | ||
| cooler a refrigerator for cooling liquids | ||
| refresher a drink that refreshes; "he stopped at the bar for a quick refresher" | ||
| smoothie a thick smooth drink consisting of fresh fruit pureed with ice cream or yoghurt or milk | ||
| fizz an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic) | ||
| cider, cyder a beverage made from juice pressed from apples | ||
| drinking chocolate, hot chocolate, cocoa, chocolate powder of ground roasted cacao beans with most of the fat removed | ||
| fruit crush, fruit juice drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit | ||
| ade, fruit drink a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice | ||
| mate South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate | ||
| soft drink nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated) | ||
| java, coffee a platform-independent object-oriented programming language | ||
| tea a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes; "an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea" | ||
| tea-like drink a beverage that resembles tea but is not made from tea leaves | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- potable (a.)
Fit to be drunk; drinkable. - potable (n.)
A potable liquid; a beverage.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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potable
Any one of various liquids for drinking by humans. -
potable
Good for drinking without fear of poisoning or disease.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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potable
pō′ta-bl, adj. that may be drunk: liquid.—n. something drinkable.—n. Pō′tableness. [Fr.,—L. potabilis—pōtāre, to drink.]
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🔤- potable, noun, singular of potables.
- potable, adjective.
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