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'Freshwater' is naturally occurring water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals and salts.

However saying that it is 'freshwater' in no way implies that the water is safely drinkable. What little solutes are in it, can still be lethally toxic even at minute concentrations. The Freshwater definition will therefore exclude undrinkable seawater, but is not otherwise an indication of the water's purity or clarity, and can include poluted water in a stream, stagnating water in a pond, etc.

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What is the word for drinkable water?

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