potablenessn.
/ˈpəʊtəblnəs/, U.S. /ˈpoʊdəb(ə)lnəs/ rare.
The quality of being drinkable; potability.
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potableness1635
potability1671
drinkability1867
1635 D. Person Varieties i. 42 What is your opinion concerning the potableness of Gold, after which, our Chymists..and Calcinators..make such search and labour?
a1691 R. Boyle Philos. Wks. (1725) 220 The potableness of sea-water may concern the healths and lives of men.
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Potableness, drinkableness.
1991 Contractor (Nexis) 38 23 There's not conclusive evidence that such a system affects the water's potableness.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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