potable
Example Sentences
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Burr and his co-conspirators absconded with the money, and it took another 40 years for New Yorkers to gain wide access to potable water.
From Barron's
Hikers often carry the drops, or tablets, using small amounts to make quarts of fresh water potable.
From Salon
The artificial intelligence platforms created by Musk and his compatriots gobbled up ever greater shares of US gross domestic product, energy output and potable water.
From Salon
Although the company has access to municipal potable and wastewater, as well as a groundwater lease with the university system, Stein said it is likely to face questions about water access from the NRC.
The facility would scrub seawater from the Gulf and yield up to 36 million gallons of potable drinking water a day starting in 2028.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
