Hygienic
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adjective.
Of or relating to hygiene.
adjective.
Tending to promote or preserve health.
adjective.
Free from pathogenic elements or environments; sanitary.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Relating to hygiene; pertaining to health or the science of health.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Of or pertaining to health or hygiene; sanitary.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
Pertaining to
hygiene
; clean,
sanitary
.
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adjective.
tending to promote or preserve health
Word Usage
"Determined to change this, Wiley persuaded Congress in 1902 to fund what he called "hygienic table trials" of commercial food products."
Antonyms
Words with the opposite meaning
unhygienic
Equivalent
healthful
sanitary
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
aesthetic
altruistic
anthropological
devotional
disciplinary
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
antiseptic
aseptic
beneficial
benign
boiled