sanitation

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: san=i=ta=tion

CIDE DICTIONARY

sanitation, n. 

 The act of rendering sanitary; the science of sanitary conditions; the preservation of health; the use of sanitary measures; hygiene.  [1913 Webster]
"How much sanitation has advanced during the last half century."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

sanitation, n.
1 sanitary conditions.
2 the maintenance or improving of these.
3 the disposal of sewage and refuse from houses etc.

Derivative

sanitate v.tr. & intr. sanitationist n.

Etymology

irreg. f. SANITARY

THESAURUS

sanitation

antisepsis, decontamination, disinfection, disinfestation, epidemiology, flash pasteurization, fumigation, health physics, hygenics, hygiene, hygienics, mental hygiene, pasteurization, preventive dentistry, preventive medicine, prophylactic psychology, prophylactodontia, prophylaxis, public health, sterilization