hygienic

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: hy=gien=ic

CIDE DICTIONARY

hygienic, a. [Cf. F. hygiénique.].

 Of or pertaining to health or hygiene; sanitary.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

hygienic, adj. conducive to hygiene; clean and sanitary.

Derivative

hygienically adv.

THESAURUS

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

ROGET THESAURUS

hygienic

Salubrity

N salubrity, healthiness, fine air, fine climate, eudiometer, hygiene, valetudinarian, valetudinarianism, sanitarian, sanitarium, sanitOrium, salubrious, salutary, salutiferous, wholesome, healthy, healthful, sanitary, prophYlactic, benign, bracing, tonic, invigorating, good for, nutritious, hygeian, hygienic, innoxious, innocuous, innocent, harmless, uninjurious, uninfectious, sanative, restorative, useful.

Preservation

N preservation, safe-keeping, conservation, maintenance, support, susteritation, conservatism, vis conservatrix, salvation, prophylaxis, preserver, preservative, additive, antibiotics, antifungals, biocide, hygiastics, hygiantics, cover, drugget, cordon sanitaire, canning, ensilage, tinned goods, canned goods, snake oil, spider webs, cure-all, laetrile, charm, preserving, conservative, prophylactic, preservatory, preservative, hygienic, preserved, unimpaired, unbroken, uninjured, unhurt, unsinged, unmarred, safe, safe and sound, intact, with a whole skin, nolumus leges Angliae mutari.