po·ta·ble

[poh-tuh-buhl]
adjective
1.
fit or suitable for drinking: potable water.
noun
2.
Usually, potables. drinkable liquids; beverages.
Origin:
1565–75; < Late Latin pōtābilis drinkable, equivalent to Latin pōtā(re) to drink + -bilis -ble

Related forms
po·ta·bil·i·ty, po·ta·ble·ness, noun
non·po·ta·ble, adjective, noun
un·po·ta·ble, adjective

Can be confused: portable, potable.
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potable (ˈpəʊtəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj
1.  fit to drink; drinkable
 
—n
2.  something fit to drink; a beverage
 
[C16: from Late Latin pōtābilis drinkable, from Latin pōtāre to drink]
 
pota'bility
 
—n

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Word Origin & History

potable
1572, from O.Fr. potable (14c.), from L.L. potabilis "drinkable," from L. potare "to drink" (see potion).
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Medical Dictionary

potable po·ta·ble (pō'tə-bəl)
adj.
Fit to drink; drinkable.

po'ta·bil'i·ty or po'ta·ble·ness n.

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Example sentences
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Clear plastic garbage bags over green leaves in sunlight produces potable
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We have to ask ourselves, do each these water needs really require potable
  water.
One can do without gas or petrol, but one cannot do without potable water.
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