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SANITARY
sanitary, healthful
(adjective) free from filth and pathogens; “sanitary conditions for preparing food”; “a sanitary washroom”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
sanitary (comparative more sanitary, superlative most sanitary)
Of, or relating to health.
Clean and free from pathogens; hygienic.
Noun
sanitary (plural sanitaries)
Sanitary towel.
Source: Wiktionary
San"i*ta*ry, a. Etym: [L. sanitas health: cf. F. sanitaire. See Sanity.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to health; designed to secure or preserve health; relating to the preservation or restoration of health; hygienic; as, sanitary regulations. See the Note under Sanatory. Sanitary Commission. See under Commission.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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