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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : san-i-ter-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsæn ɪˌtɛr i |
Definition of sanitary
Origin :- 1823, "pertaining to health," from French sanitaire (1812), from Latin sanitas "health," from sanus "healthy; sane" (see sane). In reference to menstrual pads, first attested 1881 (in sanitary towel).
- adj clean, germ-free
- Take the case of a doctor who devotes himself to sanitary science.
- Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
- Sanitary restrictions, seemingly so necessary in hot climates, were unheard of.
- Extract from : « The Negro Farmer » by Carl Kelsey
- The Sanitary Commission I preside over is not in favour with the populace.
- Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad
- Our law-makers control the sanitary conditions and pay of teachers.
- Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
- It is possible that this rule may have had its origin in a sanitary precaution.
- Extract from : « The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India » by R. V. Russell
- I was a major—no longer a surgeon major or just a sanitary official.
- Extract from : « A Labrador Doctor » by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
- Attempts were then made to burn the native shanties, for sanitary reasons.
- Extract from : « Through Three Campaigns » by G. A. Henty
- It is sanitary and much to be preferred to any of the mush poultices of bygone days.
- Extract from : « The Mother and Her Child » by William S. Sadler
- Why is it necessary to consider the sanitary conditions of vegetables?
- Extract from : « Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value » by Harry Snyder
- Why is it necessary to consider the sanitary condition of milk?
- Extract from : « Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value » by Harry Snyder
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