hygiene
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/ˈhaɪˌdʒiːn/
English
Definitions
noun
- The science of health, its promotion and preservation.
- Those conditions and practices that promote and preserve health.“Hygiene is an important consideration in places where food is prepared.”
- Cleanliness.“They have poor personal hygiene.”
- (of a macro) The property of having an expansion that is guaranteed not to cause the accidental capture of identifiers.
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Synonyms
hygienicssanitarysanitationcleanlinesscleansingwashcleanerwashroomtoiletbirthclean-upcleaninglifeenvironmentalunsanitarycare