单词 | potable |
释义 | potable[ poh-tuh-buhl ] / ˈpoʊ tə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR potable ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivefit or suitable for drinking: potable water. nounUsually potables. drinkable liquids; beverages. Origin of potable1565–75; <Late Latin pōtābilis drinkable, equivalent to Latin pōtā(re) to drink + -bilis-ble OTHER WORDS FROM potablepo·ta·bil·i·ty, po·ta·ble·ness, nounnon·po·ta·ble, adjective, nounun·po·ta·ble, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH potableportable, potableDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for potablepotable / (ˈpəʊtəbəl) / adjectivefit to drink; drinkable nounsomething fit to drink; a beverage Derived forms of potablepotability, nounWord Origin for potableC16: from Late Latin pōtābilis drinkable, from Latin pōtāre to drink 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 Medical definitions for potablepotable [ pō′tə-bəl ] adj.Fit to drink; drinkable. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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