Potable
(adjective)
Safe or suitable to drink.
Origin:
Late middle english: from old french, from latin potabilis, from potare "to drink".
Examples:
- The water was tested and found to be potable.
- Potable water is essential for human survival.
- The water in the lake is not potable due to high levels of pollution.
- In the village, they struggled to find a source of potable water.
- The water from the well was tested and deemed potable.