sanitary

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(săn'ĭ-tĕr'ē) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of or relating to health or the protection of health.
  2. Free from elements, such as filth or pathogens, that endanger health; hygienic: sanitary conditions for the preparation of food.

[French sanitaire, from Latin sānitās, health. See sanity.]

sanitarily san'i·tar'i·ly (-târ'ə-lē) adv.


adj

Definition: clean, germ-free
Antonyms: dirty, diseased, polluted, unsanitary

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Clean, germ-free.

pronunciation When I got out of high school they retired my jersey, but it was for hygiene and sanitary reasons. — George Carlin, American stand-up comedian.

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Promoting or pertaining to health.

  • s. trap — container located between the air system and the milk system in a milking machine designed to trap fluids which would otherwise pass from one to the other.
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hygiejnisk, hygiejne-, sanitær, sanitets-

idioms:

  • sanitary engineer    specialist i teknisk hygiejne
  • sanitary napkin    hygiejnebind
  • sanitary protection    sanitær beskyttelse
  • sanitary towel    hygiejnebind

Nederlands (Dutch)
sanitair, hygiënisch, gezondheids-

Français (French)
adj. - sanitaire, hygiénique, propre

idioms:

  • sanitary engineer    ingénieur sanitaire
  • sanitary napkin    (US) serviette hygiénique
  • sanitary protection    garniture périodique
  • sanitary towel    (GB) serviette hygiénique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Sanitär-, sanitär, hygienisch, Gesundheits-

idioms:

  • sanitary engineer    Sanitärtechniker
  • sanitary napkin    Damenbinde
  • sanitary protection    Damenbinde od. Tampon
  • sanitary towel    Damenbinde

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - υγιεινός, υγειονομικός

idioms:

  • sanitary engineer    μηχανικός συστημάτων δημόσιας υγιεινής
  • sanitary napkin    σερβιέτα υγείας
  • sanitary protection    γυναικεία υγιεινή
  • sanitary towel    περιστροφική πετσέτα, (καθομ.) σερβιέτα υγείας

Italiano (Italian)
sanitario, igienico

idioms:

  • sanitary engineer    ingegnere sanitario
  • sanitary napkin/towel    tovagliette igieniche
  • sanitary protection    protezione sanitaria

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sanitário

idioms:

  • sanitary engineer    engenheiro sanitário
  • sanitary napkin/towel    toalha higiênica
  • sanitary protection    proteção higiênica

Русский (Russian)
санитарный, гигиенический, гигиеничный

idioms:

  • sanitary engineer    инженер сантехник
  • sanitary napkin/towel    гигиеническая прокладка
  • sanitary protection    гигиенические прокладки/тампоны

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sanitario, higiénico

idioms:

  • sanitary engineer    ingeniero sanitario
  • sanitary napkin    compresa, paño higiénico
  • sanitary protection    protección sanitaria, compresa, paño higiénico
  • sanitary towel    compresa, paño higiénico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sanitär, hygienisk, hälsovårds-, sanitets-, hygien-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
公共卫生的, 卫生的, 卫生上的, 清洁的

idioms:

  • sanitary engineer    卫生工程师, 垃圾清洁工, 倒泔脚者
  • sanitary napkin    月经用棉垫, 卫生棉
  • sanitary protection    卫生保护, 卫生棉, 月经棉塞
  • sanitary towel    月经带

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 公共衛生的, 衛生的, 衛生上的, 清潔的

idioms:

  • sanitary engineer    衛生工程師, 垃圾清潔工, 倒泔腳者
  • sanitary napkin    月經用棉墊, 衛生棉
  • sanitary protection    衛生保護, 衛生棉, 月經棉塞
  • sanitary towel    月經帶

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - (공중) 위생의, 보건상의, 깨끗한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 衛生の, 衛生的な, 清潔な

idioms:

  • sanitary engineer    衛生工学技師
  • sanitary napkin/towel    生理用ナプキン
  • sanitary protection    衛生保護

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) نظيف, صحي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נקי, תברואני, היגייני, סניטרי‬


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