- Of or relating to hygiene.
- Tending to promote or preserve health.
- Sanitary.
hygienic
Dictionary:
hy·gi·en·ic (hī'jē-ĕn'ĭk, hī-jĕn'-, -jē'nĭk)  |
adj.
| Thesaurus: hygienic |
adjective
- Promoting good health: healthful, healthsome, healthy, salubrious, salutary, wholesome. See health/sickness.
| Antonyms: hygienic |
adj
Definition: clean
Antonyms: contaminated, dirty, diseased, filthy, foul, infected, unclean, unpure, unsanitary, unsterile
| Medical Dictionary: hy·gi·en·ic |
(hī'jē-ĕn'ĭk, hī-jĕn'-, -jē'nĭk)
adj.
adj.
- Of or relating to hygiene.
- Tending to promote or preserve health.
- Sanitary.
| WordNet: hygienic |
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
tending to promote or preserve health
Synonym: hygienical
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