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SANITARY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sanitary mean?
• SANITARY (adjective)
The adjective SANITARY has 1 sense:
1. free from filth and pathogens
Familiarity information: SANITARY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Free from filth and pathogens
Synonyms:
healthful; sanitary
Context example:
a sanitary washroom
Similar:
hygienic; hygienical (tending to promote or preserve health)
Antonym:
unsanitary (not sanitary or healthful)
Derivation:
sanitariness (the state of being conducive to health)
Context examples
It can be said that this biofilm is a social technology that can be used to meet hunger problems in the world's developing regions, which do not have a proper sanitary infrastructure for the conservation and maintenance of eggs, fruits, vegetables and others foods, Arruda argues.
(Protective bio-shell could extend egg shelf life, SciDev.Net)
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