drinkable water

  • 1drinkable — adjective running low on drinkable water Syn: potable, fit to drink, palatable; pure, clean, safe, unpolluted, untainted, uncontaminated …

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  • 2Water privatisation in South Africa — is an extremely contentious issue based on historical trends of denial of access to water and current economic needs. About a third of the South African population has no access to clean water, which has led to disease that has hindered further… …

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  • 3drinkable — [[t]drɪ̱ŋkəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ Water that is drinkable is clean and safe for drinking. 2) ADJ GRADED If you say that a particular wine, beer, or other drink is drinkable, you mean that it tastes quite pleasant. The food was good and the wine… …

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  • 4drinkable — drink|a|ble [ˈdrıŋkəbəl] adj 1.) water that is drinkable is safe to drink 2.) wine, beer etc that is drinkable is of good quality and tastes pleasant …

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  • 5drinkable — adjective 1 water that is drinkable is safe to drink 2 wine, beer etc that is drinkable is of good quality and tastes pleasant …

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  • 6Water (Lexx) — In the television series LEXX , the fictional planet Water is the afterlife for all good souls, and the location for much of Season 3. It shares an atmosphere and a tight mutual orbit with Planet Fire, which is the afterlife for all evil souls.… …

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  • 7drinkable — I noun any liquid suitable for drinking may I take your beverage order? • Syn: ↑beverage, ↑drink, ↑potable • Derivationally related forms: ↑potable (for: ↑ …

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  • 8Portable water purification — devices – also known as point of use (POU) water treatment systems and field water disinfection techniques – are self contained units that can be used by recreational enthusiasts, military personnel, survivalists, and others who must… …

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  • 9Päijänne Water Tunnel — The Päijänne Water Tunnel (Lang fi|Päijännetunneli) is the world s longest continuous rock tunnel located in the Southern Finland. It is 120 kilometers (75 miles) long and runs 30–100 meters under the surface in bedrock. The purpose of the tunnel …

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  • 10drinking water — noun water suitable for drinking (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑beverage, ↑drink, ↑drinkable, ↑potable, ↑water • Hyponyms: ↑bottled water, ↑ …

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