Hygienic

Pronunciation

• IPA: /haɪˈdÊ’iːnɪk/, /haɪˈdÊ’É›nɪk/
• Rhymes: -iːnɪk, -É›nɪk

Origin

From French hygiénique. Displaced earlier hygienal.

Full definition of hygienic

Adjective

1. Pertaining to hygiene; clean, sanitary.
2. (computing, slang, of a macro) Whose expansion is guaranteed not to cause the accidental capture of identifiers.

Antonyms

• unhygienic