tap water

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noun

water, obtained directly from a faucet or tap, that has not been purified, distilled, or otherwise treated.

Origin of tap water

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby tap water

taproot, taps, tapsal-teerie, tapster, tapu, tap water, taqiyah, taqlid, taqueria, tar, Tara

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Example sentences from the Web for tap water

Our own experiments have been made both with distilled water and tap-water with the advantage in favor of the latter.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
The cell is usually filled with tap-water, and a period of rest after making up, generally speaking, improves the sensitiveness.
Response in the Living and Non-Living|Jagadis Chunder Bose
Thus, a shallow tin vessel, such as the lid of a biscuit box, may be levelled and filled with tap-water through a rubber hose.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for tap water

tap water

noun

water drawn off through taps from pipes in a house, as distinguished from distilled water, mineral water, etc

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单词	tap water
释义	tap water SEE SYNONYMS FOR tap water ON THESAURUS.COM noun water, obtained directly from a faucet or tap, that has not been purified, distilled, or otherwise treated. Origin of tap water First recorded in 1880–85 Words nearby tap water taproot, taps, tapsal-teerie, tapster, tapu, tap water, taqiyah, taqlid, taqueria, tar, Tara Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tap water Our own experiments have been made both with distilled water and tap-water with the advantage in favor of the latter. The North American Slime-Moulds\|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride The cell is usually filled with tap-water, and a period of rest after making up, generally speaking, improves the sensitiveness. Response in the Living and Non-Living\|Jagadis Chunder Bose Thus, a shallow tin vessel, such as the lid of a biscuit box, may be levelled and filled with tap-water through a rubber hose. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3\|Various British Dictionary definitions for tap water tap water noun water drawn off through taps from pipes in a house, as distinguished from distilled water, mineral water, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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