SANITATION

sanitation, sanitization, sanitisation

(noun) making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing

sanitation

(noun) the state of being clean and conducive to health

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sanitation (countable and uncountable, plural sanitations)

The hygienic disposal or recycling of waste.

The policy and practice of protecting health through hygienic measures.

Hypernyms

• (policy and practice): public health

Anagrams

• snatiation

Source: Wiktionary


San`i*ta"tion, n.

Definition: The act of rendering sanitary; the science of sanitary conditions; the preservation of health; the use of sanitary measures; hygiene. How much sanitation has advanced during the last half century. H. Hartshorne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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