waterborne
adjective
wa·ter·borne
ˈwȯ-tər-ˌbȯrn 
ˈwä-
: supported, carried, or transmitted by water
waterborne commerce
waterborne diseases
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Removes waterborne pathogens and filters pesticides, chemicals, heavy metals and microplastics and improves taste, smell and clarity.
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Deanna Taylor, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Later that century the rising importance of waterborne commerce for Europe’s maritime powers helped motivate efforts to map Earth’s magnetic field.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Ignoring simple science leaves us asking when will the next major waterborne disease outbreaks occur like in Gideon, Missouri, and Alamosa, Colorado?
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Raw sewage, which has gone untreated and continued to build up during the war, is contaminating the aquifer Gaza shares with Israel and Egypt—creating ideal conditions for waterborne disease outbreaks.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
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Deanna Taylor, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Later that century the rising importance of waterborne commerce for Europe’s maritime powers helped motivate efforts to map Earth’s magnetic field.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Ignoring simple science leaves us asking when will the next major waterborne disease outbreaks occur like in Gideon, Missouri, and Alamosa, Colorado?
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Raw sewage, which has gone untreated and continued to build up during the war, is contaminating the aquifer Gaza shares with Israel and Egypt—creating ideal conditions for waterborne disease outbreaks.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for waterborne
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waterborne
adjective
wa·ter·borne
-ˌbōrn
-ˌbȯrn
: supported, carried, or passed on by water
waterborne diseases
Medical Definition
waterborne
adjective
wa·ter·borne
ˈwȯt-ər-ˌbō(ə)rn, ˈwät-, -ˌbȯ(ə)rn
: carried or transmitted by water and especially by drinking water
waterborne diseases
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