TOP

Definition of hygienic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hygienic

adjective
 
/haɪˈdʒiːnɪk/
 
/haɪˈdʒenɪk/,
 
/haɪˈdʒiːnɪk/
jump to other results
  1. clean and free of bacteria and therefore unlikely to spread disease
    • Food must be prepared in hygienic conditions.
    • The kitchen didn’t look very hygienic.
    opposite unhygienic
See hygienic in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
alloy
noun
 
 
From the Topic
Physics and chemistry
C2
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day