hygienic
adjective
hy·gien·ic
ˌhī-ˈjē-nik 
-ˈje-
-ˈje-
also
-jē-ˈe-nik
1
a
: of or relating to hygiene
b
: having or showing good hygiene
hygienic conditions
2
a
: antiseptic sense 2c
sweetly hygienic production … comic in an entirely innocuous way—
J. W. Aldridge
J. W. Aldridge
b
: antiseptic sense 3
a hygienic view of national realities and moral imperatives—I. L. Horowitz
I. L. Horowitz
Examples of hygienic in a Sentence
For hygienic reasons, restaurants should wash silverware and drinking glasses more than once.
The hygienic conditions of the operating room are maintained by the nursing staff.
The prisoners' living quarters were not hygienic.
Recent Examples on the Web
That meant that grooming, as a hygienic behavior, gradually started to lose its relevance and our bouts of grooming started getting shorter.
—Byphie Jacobs, science.org, 28 Oct. 2024
In the post-pandemic scenario, using QR codes for payment has become a norm due to quick transactions, ease of use and a hygienic approach to payment.
—Nitin Gupta, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
One solution is a bottle drying rack, which provides a hygienic place to put freshly washed bottles and other baby-feeding items.
—Sarah Bradley, Parents, 30 Sep. 2024
There’s no scientific hard line on whether a shower or a bath is more hygienic.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Sep. 2024
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Byphie Jacobs, science.org, 28 Oct. 2024
In the post-pandemic scenario, using QR codes for payment has become a norm due to quick transactions, ease of use and a hygienic approach to payment.
—Nitin Gupta, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
One solution is a bottle drying rack, which provides a hygienic place to put freshly washed bottles and other baby-feeding items.
—Sarah Bradley, Parents, 30 Sep. 2024
There’s no scientific hard line on whether a shower or a bath is more hygienic.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for hygienic
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“Hygienic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hygienic. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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hygienic
adjective
hy·gien·ic
ˌhī-jē-ˈen-ik
hī-ˈjen-
hī-ˈjēn-
hī-ˈjen-
hī-ˈjēn-
: of, relating to, or leading toward good health or hygiene
Medical Definition
hygienic
adjective
hy·gien·ic
ˌhī-jē-ˈen-ik
hī-ˈjen-
hī-ˈjēn-
hī-ˈjen-
hī-ˈjēn-
: of, relating to, or conducive to health or hygiene
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