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Scientists don’t yet know whether lithium-orotate supplementation would yield different results than lithium in tap water.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
Malibu’s tap water may have more hexavalent chromium while Pasadena’s doesn’t have any.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
But because babies have weaker immune systems, many parents choose to boil tap water.
—Vincent Iannelli, Parents, 9 July 2024
Advertisement World & Nation Oregon hospital hit with $303-million lawsuit after a nurse is accused of replacing fentanyl with tap water
Sept. 4, 2024
Seven women initially sued Yale in 2021.
—Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1881, in the meaning defined above
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“Tap water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tap%20water. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
tap water
noun
: water as it comes from a tap (as in a home)
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