hygienic

Etymology

From French hygiénique. Displaced earlier hygienal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haɪˈdʒiːnɪk/, /haɪˈdʒɛnɪk/

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• Rhymes: -iːnɪk, -ɛnɪk

Adjective

hygienic (comparative more hygienic, superlative most hygienic)

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