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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27 December 2024

OBLIGATE

(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”


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