hygienic

hy·gien·ic

 (hī-jĕn′ĭk, -jē′nĭk)
adj.
1. Of or relating to hygiene.
2. Tending to promote or preserve health.
3. Free from pathogenic elements or environments; sanitary.

hy′gien′i·cal·ly adv.
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hygienic

(haɪˈdʒiːnɪk)
adj
(Medicine) promoting health or cleanliness; sanitary
hyˈgienically adv
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hy•gi•en•ic

(ˌhaɪ dʒiˈɛn ɪk, haɪˈdʒɛn-, -ˈdʒi nɪk)

also hy`gi•en′i•cal,



adj.
1. conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
2. of or pertaining to hygiene.
[1825–35]
hy`gi•en′i•cal•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.hygienic - tending to promote or preserve health; "hygienic habits like using disposable tissues"; "hygienic surroundings with plenty of fresh air"
sanitary, healthful - free from filth and pathogens; "sanitary conditions for preparing food"; "a sanitary washroom"
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hygienic

adjective clean, healthy, sanitary, pure, sterile, salutary, disinfected, germ-free, aseptic a kitchen that was easy to keep hygienic
dirty, polluted, filthy, unhealthy, unhygienic, harmful, unwholesome, insanitary, skanky (slang), germ-ridden
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hygienic

adjective
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Translations
صِحّي، واقٍ للصِّحَّه
hygienický
hygiejnisk
hygienisch
hygiénique
heilsusamlegur; òrifalegur
igienico
hygienisk
higienski
sağlık kurallarına uygun
卫生的

hygienic

[haɪˈdʒiːnɪk] ADJhigiénico
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

hygienic

[haɪˈdʒiːnɪk] adjhygiénique
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hygienic

adjhygienisch
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

hygienic

[haɪˈdʒiːnɪk] adjigienico/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

hygiene

(ˈhaidʒiːn) noun
(the rules or science of) cleanliness whose aim is to preserve health and prevent the spread of disease.
hyˈgienic (-ˈdʒiː-) , ((American) -ˈdʒe-) adjective
(negative unhygienic) free from germs or dirt. Hygienic conditions are essential in a hospital.
hyˈgienically (-ˈdʒiː-) , ((American) -ˈdʒe-) adverb
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

hy·gien·ic

a. higiénico-a, sanitario-a, rel. a la higiene.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

hygienic

adj higiénico
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