potable

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈpəʊ.tə.b(ə)l/, /ˈpɒt.ə.b(ə)l/
• (America) IPA: /ˈpoʊ.tə.b(ə)l/, /ˈpɑt.ə.b(ə)l/

Adjective

potable

1. Good for drinking without fear of poisoning or disease.

Synonyms

• (good for drinking) drinkable, drinkworthy

Translations

• French: potable
• German: trinkbar
• Italian: potabile
• Portuguese: potável, bebível
• Russian: питьево́й
• Spanish: potable, bebedizo

Noun

potable (plural potables)

1. Any drinkable liquid; a beverage.

   • When solar beams / Parch thirsty human veins, the damask'd meads, / Unforc'd display ten thousand painted flow'rs / Useful in potables.

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