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# sanitary

adjective (sanitary)

«sanitary» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Clean and free from germs and dirt that cause disease; hygienic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanitary/#m1)
2. About keeping people healthy by getting rid of waste and dirty water: sanitary systems. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanitary/#m2)
3. «Sanitary products» or «sanitary pads» are things used during a period (menstruation). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanitary/#m3)

### In the lessons

In health and safety lessons, kitchens and hospitals must be sanitary; washing hands keeps things sanitary. In history, poor sanitary conditions in old cities spread diseases like cholera. In everyday life, «sanitary bin» in toilets. Formal word; children say «clean». Phrases: «sanitary conditions», «sanitary products», «sanitary bin», «not very sanitary».

### Examples

- The hospital must be kept sanitary. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanitary/#x1)
- Old cities had poor sanitary conditions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanitary/#x2)
- Licking your fingers isn't very sanitary! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanitary/#x3)
- Put sanitary products in the sanitary bin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanitary/#x4)
- Clean water and toilets are sanitary needs for everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanitary/#x5)
- The kitchen passed its sanitary check. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanitary/#x6)

### Note

Adjective. Related: sanitation (systems for clean water and waste), sanitise/sanitize, sanitiser. Opposite: unsanitary or insanitary. Spelling: san-I-tary.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sanitary» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanitary/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sanitary» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sanitary.html) on Mova free.