drinkable

Everyday

1. Drinkable water or drink is safe to drink. tree →
2. Drinkable can also mean pleasant enough to drink, not too hot, sour or strong. tree →

In the lessons

In science and geography lessons it is used about clean water: filtering, boiling, and water supplies; in survival stories characters search for drinkable water. Phrases: «drinkable water», «make the water drinkable», «not drinkable».

Examples

• Is this tap water drinkable? tree →
• Sea water is not drinkable because it is too salty. tree →
• They boiled the stream water to make it drinkable. tree →
• Only a small part of the Earth's water is drinkable. tree →
• The tea is drinkable now that it has cooled down. tree →
• In the story they found a spring of cold, drinkable water. tree →
• The sign said «Water not drinkable» above the tap. tree →

Note

Formed from «drink» + «-able». Another word is «potable», used on signs. Clear water is not always drinkable: it can hold germs you cannot see. Never drink from a river or puddle unless an adult has made the water safe.