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Meaning of HYGIENIC

Pronunciation:  `hIjee'enik

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  tending to promote or preserve health; "hygienic habits like using disposable tissues"; "hygienic surroundings with plenty of fresh air"
 
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 Synonyms: healthful, hygienical, sanitary
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Hy`gi*en"ic\, a. [Cf. F. hygi['e]nique.]
Of or pertaining to health or hygiene; sanitary.
 
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 Related Terms: antiseptic, aseptic, beneficial, benign, boiled, bracing, clean, constitutional, decontaminated, disinfected, good, good for, health-enhancing, healthful, health-preserving, healthy, hygeian, invigorating, pasteurized, prophylactic, pure, refreshing, salubrious, salutary, sanitary, sterile, sterilized, tonic, uninfected, wholesome
 

 

 

 

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