Definitions for drinking water
drink·ing water

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1. drinking waternoun

   water suitable for drinking

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1. drinking waternoun

   Water that is intended to be ingested by humans.

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1. Drinking water

   Drinking water, also known as potable water, is water that is safe to drink or to use for food preparation. The amount of drinking water required varies. It depends on physical activity, age, health issues, and environmental conditions. Americans, on average, drink one litre of water a day and 95% drink less than three litres per day. For those who work in a hot climate, up to 16 litres a day may be required. Water is essential for life.Typically in developed countries, tap water meets drinking water quality standards, even though only a small proportion is actually consumed or used in food preparation. Other typical uses include washing, toilets, and irrigation. Greywater may also be used for toilets or irrigation. Its use for irrigation however may be associated with risks. Water may also be unacceptable due to levels of toxins or suspended solids. Globally, by 2015, 89% of people had access to water from a source that is suitable for drinking - called improved water source. In Sub-Saharan Africa, access to potable water ranged from 40% to 80% of the population. Nearly 4.2 billion people worldwide had access to tap water, while another 2.4 billion had access to wells or public taps. The World Health Organization considers access to safe drinking-water a basic human right. About 1 to 2 billion people lack safe drinking water, a problem that causes 30,000 deaths each week. More people die from unsafe water than from war, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said in 2010.

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1. drinking water

   Drinking water, also known as potable water, is water that is safe to drink or to use for food preparation without risk of health problems. This means it's free from toxins, pollutants, contaminants, parasites, bacteria, and viruses that could cause disease. It can come from various sources like springs, wells, or treated municipal water supply, and typically meets quality standards set by public health organizations.

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1. Drinking water

   Drinking water or potable water is water safe enough to be consumed by humans or used with low risk of immediate or long term harm. In most developed countries, the water supplied to households, commerce and industry meets drinking water standards, even though only a very small proportion is actually consumed or used in food preparation. Typical uses include toilet flushing, washing and landscape irrigation. Over large parts of the world, humans have inadequate access to potable water and use sources contaminated with disease vectors, pathogens or unacceptable levels of toxins or suspended solids. Drinking or using such water in food preparation leads to widespread acute and chronic illnesses and is a major cause of death and misery in many countries. Reduction of waterborne diseases is a major public health goal in developing countries. Water has always been an important and life-sustaining drink to humans and is essential to the survival of all known organisms. Excluding fat, water composes approximately 70% of the human body by mass. It is a crucial component of metabolic processes and serves as a solvent for many bodily solutes. The United States Environmental Protection Agency in risk assessment calculations previously assumed that the average American adult ingests 2.0 litres per day. However, the United States Environmental Protection Agency now suggests that either science-based age-specific ranges or an all ages level be used. Bottled water is sold for public consumption throughout the world.

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1. drinking water

   To create and provide suitable water to drink as a goodwill act to ensure shared prosperity.

   Drinking water in office areas, hotel lobbies, train transport hubs, coach transport hubs and other similar locations is very welcome by the public.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 9, 2020  

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1. drinking water

   The drinking water symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the drinking water symbol and its characteristic.

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How to pronounce drinking water?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say drinking water in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of drinking water in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of drinking water in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of drinking water in a Sentence

1. Superintendent Nikolai Vitti:

   Out of an abundance of caution and concern for the safety of our students and employees, I am turning off all drinking water in our schools until a deeper and broader analysis can be conducted to determine the long-term solutions for all schools.

2. Ewaryst Matczak:

   We have to dig wells 100 metres deep now if we want to have drinking water, the problem is that after mining, it is cheaper for the company to just dump the water into the river Warta from where it goes into the Baltic Sea instead of cleaning it up and pouring it [back] into our lakes.

3. Dalal Aboulhosn:

   There are all these threads that they are just pulling that will make our waters less safe and less reliable, it's sad and ironic that he goes on this interview to talk about the world crisis that he's not addressing for safe and reliable drinking water.

4. Mike Richter:

   When you look at climate change and other environmental problems, it affects every aspect of our life : From our drinking water to whether the ponds freeze in December or January, it can be big things like, people on the coast having to move, and Bangladesh and climate refugees or it can be small things like,' Geez, we don't play outdoor hockey anymore.' .

5. Former Flint Mayor Dayne Walling:

   In retrospect, I regret all of it, all the way back to seeing the city move to a different drinking water source. You can't put a dollar amount of the devastation to our community, our kids, and it was completely avoidable.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=drinking water
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Drinking_Water
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_Water
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=drinking water