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potable
po·ta·ble P0475900 (pō′tə-bəl)adj. Fit to drink.n. A beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage: wine and other potables. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin pōtābilis, from Latin pōtāre, to drink, from pōtus, a drink; see pō(i)- in Indo-European roots.] po′ta·bil′i·ty, po′ta·ble·ness n.potable (ˈpəʊtəbəl) adjfit to drink; drinkablensomething fit to drink; a beverage[C16: from Late Latin pōtābilis drinkable, from Latin pōtāre to drink] ˌpotaˈbility npo•ta•ble (ˈpoʊ tə bəl) adj. 1. fit for drinking. n. 2. Usu., potables. drinkable liquids; beverages. [1565–75; < Late Latin pōtābilis drinkable = Latin pōtā(re) to drink + -bilis -ble] po`ta•bil′i•ty, po′ta•ble•ness, n. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | potable - any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?"beverage, drinkable, drinkfood, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissuemilk - a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beingswish-wash - any thin watery drinkpotion - a medicinal or magical or poisonous beveragealcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant - a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him"hydromel - honey diluted in water; becomes mead when fermentedoenomel - wine mixed with honeynear beer - drink that resembles beer but with less than 1/2 percent alcoholginger beer - carbonated slightly alcoholic drink flavored with fermented gingermixer - club soda or fruit juice used to mix with alcoholcooler - an iced drink especially white wine and fruit juicerefresher - a drink that refreshes; "he stopped at the bar for a quick refresher"smoothie - a thick smooth drink consisting of fresh fruit pureed with ice cream or yoghurt or milkfizz - an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)cider, cyder - a beverage made from juice pressed from appleschocolate, cocoa, drinking chocolate, hot chocolate - a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hotfruit crush, fruit juice - drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruitade, fruit drink - a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juicemate - South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called matesoft drink - nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated)coffee, java - a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans; "he ordered a cup of coffee"tea - a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water; "iced tea is a cooling drink"tea-like drink - a beverage that resembles tea but is not made from tea leavesdrinking water - water suitable for drinkingliquid - a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure | Adj. | 1. | potable - suitable for drinkingdrinkable |
potablenounAny liquid that is fit for drinking:beverage, drink, drinkable, liquor.Translations
potable
potable[′pōd·ə·bəl] (science and technology) Suitable for drinking. potable
potable [po´tah-b'l] fit to drink.po·ta·ble (pō'tă-bĕl), Drinkable; fit to drink. [L. potabilis, fr. poto, to drink] potable Clinical nutrition adjective Drinkable noun A drinkable fluidpo·ta·ble (pō'tă-bĕl) Drinkable; fit to drink. [L. potabilis, fr. poto, to drink]po·ta·ble (pō'tă-bĕl) Drinkable; fit to drink. [L. potabilis, fr. poto, to drink]potable Related to potable: Potable water, Non potableSynonyms for potablenoun any liquid that is fit for drinkingSynonyms- beverage
- drink
- drinkable
- liquor
Synonyms for potablenoun any liquid suitable for drinkingSynonymsRelated Words- food
- nutrient
- milk
- wish-wash
- potion
- alcohol
- alcoholic beverage
- alcoholic drink
- inebriant
- intoxicant
- hydromel
- oenomel
- near beer
- ginger beer
- mixer
- cooler
- refresher
- smoothie
- fizz
- cider
- cyder
- chocolate
- cocoa
- drinking chocolate
- hot chocolate
- fruit crush
- fruit juice
- ade
- fruit drink
- mate
- soft drink
- coffee
- java
- tea
- tea-like drink
- drinking water
- liquid
adj suitable for drinkingSynonyms |