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hygienic
[hahy-jee-en-ik, hahy-jen-, -jee-nik]
hygienic
/ ɪˈːɪ /
adjective
promoting health or cleanliness; sanitary
Other 51Թ Forms
- hygienically adverb
- antihygienic adjective
- antihygienically adverb
- nonhygienic adjective
- unhygienic adjective
- unhygienically adverb
- ˈԾ adverb
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The National Housing Federation, which represents housing associations, says that in social housing carpets have historically been removed between lets as standard practice, for practical and hygienic reasons.
The complaint further alleges that the contestants “were fed sporadically and sparsely” and “not given adequate access to hygienic products or medical care.”
Maintaining hygienic conditions across Bujumbura is also hard as access to basic resources like water is limited in the city.
Students described being thrown to the ground by officers, hands zip-tied behind their backs and prevented from attending to hygienic needs for hours during the police takedown of the encampment at UC Santa Cruz.
It's also worth noting that soaking poultry in a brine of water and vinegar or citrus juice does not make it more hygienic.
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When To Use
Hygienic is commonly used to mean clean and sanitary.It can also mean promoting good health or related to or involving hygiene—a collection of practices to promote and preserve health, or a condition involving the use of such practices.In the most popular sense, hygiene refers to habitual actions that help you stay physically healthy, such as washing your hands and brushing your teeth. This sense of the word is especially used in phrases like personal hygiene and good hygiene. Personal hygiene is closely associated with cleanliness.Hygiene can also be applied to one’s mental well-being—mental hygiene is the practice of trying to maintain mental health through proactive behavior and treatment.The word hygiene is also used to refer to the science that deals with preserving health—both of individuals and the general public. Another word for this is hygienics.Example: Hygienic practices like washing your hands are the easiest ways to avoid illness.
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