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Potable vs Esculent - What's the difference?

potable | esculent |

As adjectives the difference between potable and esculent

is that potable is good for drinking without fear of poisoning or disease while esculent is edible.

As nouns the difference between potable and esculent

is that potable is any drinkable liquid; a beverage while esculent is something edible; a comestible.

potable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Good for drinking without fear of poisoning or disease.
  • Synonyms

    * (good for drinking) drinkable, drinkworthy

    Derived terms

    * potable gold

    Coordinate terms

    * edible, eatable, eatworthy, comestible

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any drinkable liquid; a beverage.
  • Useful in potables . — J. Philips.

    See also

    * (l) ----

    esculent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Edible.
  • *
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something edible; a comestible.
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  • Anagrams

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