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hygienic

[ hahy-jee-en-ik, hahy-jen-, -jee-nik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

hygienic

/ haɪˈdʒiːnɪk /

First recorded in 1825–35; hygiene + -ic

And with so many pigs dying, farms have been challenged to try to find hygienic ways to dispose of the carcasses.

And—guess what—slaughterhouses turn out to be not so perfectly hygienic.

When the bishop and most of his missionaries died, Livingstone reviled them for not taking “hygienic” precautions.

The Allegra, which is about a third of the size of the Concordia, still has no power and hygienic conditions are worsening.

My hygienic arrangements are unimportant compared to the real issues and sacrifices at stake.

Hygienic reasons had probably something to do with its general adoption, and this implies, of course, cities of considerable size.

He is also the hygienic adviser in all matters relating to study and recreation.

They have studied food from a hygienic point of view, and they watch the effect of every mouthful.

In the immediate neighborhood are hygienic baths of pure crystalline water.

The first step in this hygienic work is close observation on the part of the Forest officers.

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