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Definition of Potableness
1. n. The quality of being drinkable.
Definition of Potableness
1. Noun. The quality of being drinkable. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Potableness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Potableness
Literary usage of Potableness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A dictionary of the German terms used in medicine by George Rogers Cutter (1879)
"... potableness. Trinken, va &f n., (aux. haben) to drink, imbibe, absorb. Tripper,
m., (gen, -s ; //• —) gonorrhoea, clap ; blutiger —, schwarzer — ..."
2. A Text-book of General Bacteriology by William Dodge Frost, Eugene Franklin McCampbell (1910)
"In fact, its presence or absence in water, as determined by an analysis, is used
very largely in forming an opinion in regard to the potableness of a water ..."
3. A Text-book of General Bacteriology by William Dodge Frost, Eugene Franklin McCampbell (1910)
"In fact, its presence or absence in water, as determined by an analysis, is used
very largely in forming an opinion in regard to the potableness of a water ..."
4. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"To preserve seasoned in pots ; to inclose in pots of earth. POTABLE, (po'-ta-bl) a.
Such as may be drank ; drinkable. Potableness,(po'-ta-bl-nes) nj Drink- ..."
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