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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The character of being potable; potableness.

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  • noun The quality of being potable

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Examples

  • Together, the three organizations will deploy delivery trucks and water tanks equipped with "Radio Frequency Identification" -- an asset-tracking technology that will collect real-time data on delivery, potability and supply requirements via both satellite and ground network communications.

    Three Innovative Ways People Are Helping In Haiti 2010

  • As part of their 2007 Quality of Life Report, they ranked 215 cities worldwide based on levels of air pollution, waste management, water potability, hospital services, medical supplies and the presence of infectious disease.

    The World's Dirtiest Cities Tiffany M. Luck 2008

  • But, of course, no amount of money a single person could throw at the problem of water potability is going to solve it, but a fairly small bit comparatively gets you a tv.

    Incongruous Bardiac 2008

  • But, of course, no amount of money a single person could throw at the problem of water potability is going to solve it, but a fairly small bit comparatively gets you a tv.

    Archive 2008-01-01 Bardiac 2008

  • It is a good idea to have a private lab test your well water for potability.

    The Truth about Acid Rain: Threat to Nature and Humanity 2008

  • As we have discussing, the water, the potability of the water down there, they say that it's drinkable and that these men can survive on that.

    CNN Transcript Aug 13, 2007 2007

  • Facebook became Facebook in no small part by delivering a great user experience, and so long as it continues to make people happy, people will flock to it, data potability or not.

    Facebook, Google And Plaxo Join The DataPortability Workgroup Duncan Riley 2005

  • The potability of any source has to be assessed before a decision to use it for human water supply is taken.

    16. Water 1999

  • They are probably questions of depth, questions of potability.

    Water Witches Chris Bohjalian 1995

  • For example, there is no direct relation between the appearance of a sample of water and its potability.

    1. Water in camps of Displaced people 1994

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