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Definition of potable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

potable

adjective
 
/ˈpəʊtəbl/
 
/ˈpəʊtəbl/
(formal)
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  1. (of water) safe to drink
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPotable is used with these nouns:
    • water
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from French potable, from late Latin potabilis, from Latin potare ‘to drink’.
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