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hygienic
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, wholesomeROGET 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.For further exploring for "hygienic" in Webster Dictionary Online