potable
adjective/ˈpoʊtəbəl/
Frequency rank: #15,324 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Safe and suitable for drinking.
Example sentence
The hikers were relieved to find potable water flowing from the mountain spring.
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