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Q: What is the name for water suitable for drinking?
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Why isn't river water suitable for drinking?

river water isn't suitable for drinking because it isn't clean


What is water that is suitable for drinking?

Potable water


What is a word meaning suitable for drinking?

'Potable' is usually used as such, referring mainly to water.


What is suitable for drinking mean?

It means that the water or liquid is safe to drink.


______ is the degree to which water is clean, & whether it is suitable for drinking and for making plants grow?

Purity.


Why is pure water not suitable for drinking?

Pure Water(pharmaceutical grade) does not have all of the nutrients in it that is necessary for humans to consume.


Water which is suitable for drinking is called?

Potable water is water that is safe for consumption. Non potable water has not been examined or properly treated, though may be used for other purposes besides drinking.


How do you purify water to make it suitable for drinking?

boiling chlorination ultra-violet radiation ozonation


Is water considered a beverage?

No, because according to the definition of beverage which is "any liquid suitable for drinking" and this excludes water. so nO


What word means suitable for drinking?

Potable, according to dictionary.com, means "fit or suitable for drinking."


Is drinking water supplied to all citizens suitable for human consumption?

If it supplied "for drinking" then the citizen of any country would have obvious legal redress if the water thus supplied proven to be unfit to drink. However in some countries the supplied tap water is NOT advertised as "fit for drinking" and needs to be boiled. In this instance the water supplied to citizens would not be suitable for human consumption.


What is an untapped water source?

An untapped water source refers to a source, such as a lake or spring, of water, often suitable for drinking, that has not yet been exploited to get water from it.