Hygienic

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hygienic \Hy`gi*en"ic\, a. [Cf. F. hygi['e]nique.]
     Of or pertaining to health or hygiene; sanitary.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  hygienic
       adj : tending to promote or preserve health; "hygienic habits like
             using disposable tissues"; "hygienic surroundings with
             plenty of fresh air" [syn: {hygienical}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  30 Moby Thesaurus words for "hygienic":
     antiseptic, aseptic, beneficial, benign, boiled, bracing, clean,
     constitutional, decontaminated, disinfected, good, good for,
     health-enhancing, health-preserving, healthful, healthy, hygeian,
     invigorating, pasteurized, prophylactic, pure, refreshing,
     salubrious, salutary, sanitary, sterile, sterilized, tonic,
     uninfected, wholesome