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What is the noun for potable?

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pot
  1. A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food.
  2. Various similar open-topped vessels, particularly
    1. A vessel (usually earthenware) used with a seal for storing food, such as a honeypot.
    2. A vessel used for brewing or serving drinks: a coffee or teapot.
    3. A vessel used to hold soil for growing plants, particularly flowers: a flowerpot.
    4. (archaic except in fixed expressions) A vessel used for urination and defecation: a chamber pot; (figuratively, slang) a toilet; the lavatory.
    5. A crucible: a melting pot.
    6. A pot-shaped trap used for catching lobsters or other seafood: a lobsterpot.
    7. A pot-shaped metal or earthenware extension of a flue above the top of a chimney: a chimney pot.
    8. A perforated cask for draining sugar.
    9. (obsolete) An earthen or pewter cup or mug used for drinking liquor.
    10. (Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania) A glass of beer in Australia whose size varies regionally but is typically around 10 fl oz (285 mL).
  3. (slang) Ruin or deterioration.
  4. (historical) An iron hat with a broad brim worn as a helmet.
  5. (rail transport) A pot-shaped non-conducting (usually ceramic) stand that supports an electrified rail while insulating it from the ground.
  6. (gambling) The money available to be won in a hand of poker or a round of other games of chance; (figuratively) any sum of money being used as an enticement.
  7. (Britain, horse-racing, slang) A favorite: a heavily-backed horse.
  8. (sports) The act of causing a ball to fall into a pocket in cue sports such as billiards.
  9. (slang) Clipping of potbelly: a pot-shaped belly, a paunch.
  10. (slang) Clipping of potshot: a haphazard shot; an easy or cheap shot.
  11. (chiefly East Midlands, Yorkshire) A plaster cast.
  12. (historical) Alternative form of pott: a former size of paper, 12.5 Ã— 15 inches.
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  14. Examples:
    1. “Meat stewing in a pot filled the room with a delicious aroma.”
      “I put on a pot of tea and stood over it, warming my hands on the open blue flame.”
      “I carried out a pot of tea, four mugs, milk, sugar, and biscuits and left them to it.”
pottle
  1. (archaic) A former unit of volume, equivalent to half a gallon, used for liquids and corn; a pot of around this size.
  2. (New Zealand) A conical receptacle, typically for potato chips or other foodstuffs.
  3. A pot or other receptacle, e.g. for strawberries.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “She picked ripe strawberries from the garden and carefully placed them in a pottle she had crafted from woven reeds.”
      “No chance, this was a pottle of yoghurt, New Zealand-style, and entirely different from the fermented milk sold across the ditch.”
      “When you purchase a pottle take care, disreputable vendors often stuff the bottom with paper or overripe berries.”
potty
potables
  1. Potable liquids.
  2. Beverages.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “A reasonably priced sampler will give you the chance to savour and compare all of their fermented potables at a sitting.”
      “Beverage director Nikki Sansei was inspired to add the petite potables to the menu to give the former Rat Pack hangout more of a classic Hollywood vibe.”
pot
  1. (slang, electronics) A simple electromechanical device used to control resistance or voltage (often to adjust sound volume) in an electronic device by rotating or sliding when manipulated by a human thumb, screwdriver, etc.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Meat stewing in a pot filled the room with a delicious aroma.”
      “I put on a pot of tea and stood over it, warming my hands on the open blue flame.”
      “I carried out a pot of tea, four mugs, milk, sugar, and biscuits and left them to it.”
potscaping
  1. gardening involving plants in pots and other containers which may be artistically arranged
potable
potableness
  1. The quality of being drinkable.
potability
  1. The quality of being potable
  2. Examples:
    1. “The standpipe water is piped from the mountain and has been tested for potability by Oxfam.”
      “The human, for example, may be interested in the pond's water source, the potability of the water, or the potential for irrigation.”
      “Without advanced and very expensive treatment, this water does not meet potability standards of most state health departments.”
pot
  1. (role-playing games) Clipping of potion.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Meat stewing in a pot filled the room with a delicious aroma.”
      “I put on a pot of tea and stood over it, warming my hands on the open blue flame.”
      “I carried out a pot of tea, four mugs, milk, sugar, and biscuits and left them to it.”
pot
  1. (slang, uncountable) Marijuana
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Meat stewing in a pot filled the room with a delicious aroma.”
      “I put on a pot of tea and stood over it, warming my hands on the open blue flame.”
      “I carried out a pot of tea, four mugs, milk, sugar, and biscuits and left them to it.”
potabilities
  1. plural of potability
pottles
potties
pots
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