sanitary
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ɪˌtɛr adjective
1.
of or pertaining to health or the conditions affecting health, especially with reference to cleanliness, precautions against disease, etc.
2.
favorable to health; free from dirt, bacteria, etc.: a sanitary washroom.
3.
providing healthy cleanliness: a sanitary wrapper on all sandwiches.
Related forms
san·i·tar·i·ly, adverb
san·i·tar·i·ness, noun
pre·san·i·tar·y, adjective
Synonyms
1, 2. clean, germ-free, unpolluted, antiseptic. Sanitary, hygienic agree in being concerned with health. Sanitary refers more especially to conditions affecting health or measures for guarding against infection or disease: to insure sanitary conditions in preparing food. Hygienic is applied to whatever concerns the care of the body and the promotion of health: to live in hygienic surroundings with plenty of fresh air. 2. healthy, salutary.
1, 2. clean, germ-free, unpolluted, antiseptic. Sanitary, hygienic agree in being concerned with health. Sanitary refers more especially to conditions affecting health or measures for guarding against infection or disease: to insure sanitary conditions in preparing food. Hygienic is applied to whatever concerns the care of the body and the promotion of health: to live in hygienic surroundings with plenty of fresh air. 2. healthy, salutary.
Antonyms
1, 2. unclean, unwholesome; unhealthy, polluted, septic.
1, 2. unclean, unwholesome; unhealthy, polluted, septic.
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noun
1.
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message: Morse code.
2.
a system used for brevity or secrecy of communication, in which arbitrarily chosen words, letters, or symbols are assigned definite meanings.
3.
any set of standards set forth and enforced by a local government agency for the protection of public safety, health, etc., as in the structural safety of buildings (building code) health requirements for plumbing, ventilation, etc. (sanitary or health code) and the specifications for fire escapes or exits (fire code)
4.
a systematically arranged collection or compendium of laws, rules, or regulations.
5.
any authoritative, general, systematic, and written statement of the legal rules and principles applicable in a given legal order to one or more broad areas of life.
6.
a word, letter, number, or other symbol used in a code system to mark, represent, or identify something: The code on the label shows the date of manufacture.
7.
Computers. the symbolic arrangement of statements or instructions in a computer program in which letters, digits, etc. are represented as binary numbers; the set of instructions in such a program: That program took 3000 lines of code. Compare ASCII, object code, source code.
8.
any system or collection of rules and regulations: a gentleman's code of behavior.
9.
Medicine/Medical. a directive or alert to a hospital team assigned to emergency resuscitation of patients.
10.
Genetics. genetic code.
11.
Linguistics.
a.
the system of rules shared by the participants in an act of communication, making possible the transmission and interpretation of messages.
b.
(in sociolinguistic theory) one of two distinct styles of language use that differ in degree of explicitness and are sometimes thought to be correlated with differences in social class. Compare elaborated code, restricted code.
verb (used with object)
12.
to translate (a message) into a code; encode.
13.
to arrange or enter (laws or statutes) in a code.
14.
Computers. to translate (a program) into language that can be communicated to the computer.
verb (used without object)
15.
Genetics. to specify the amino acid sequence of a protein by the sequence of nucleotides comprising the gene for that protein: a gene that codes for the production of insulin.
Related forms
cod·er, noun
code·less, adjective
pre·code, verb (used with object), pre·cod·ed, pre·cod·ing.
re·code, verb (used with object), re·cod·ed, re·cod·ing.
sub·code, noun
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code (kəʊd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See also genetic code a system of letters or symbols, and rules for their association by means of which information can be represented or communicated for reasons of secrecy, brevity, etc: binary code; Morse code |
| 2. | a message in code |
| 3. | a symbol used in a code |
| 4. | a conventionalized set of principles, rules, or expectations: a code of behaviour |
| 5. | a system of letters or digits used for identification or selection purposes |
| —vb | |
| 6. | to translate, transmit, or arrange into a code |
| [C14: from French, from Latin cōdex book, | |
| sanitary (ˈsænɪtərɪ, -trɪ) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to health and measures for the protection of health |
| 2. | conducive to or promoting health; free from dirt, germs, etc; hygienic |
| [C19: from French sanitaire, from Latin sānitās health] | |
| 'sanitarily | |
| —adv | |
| 'sanitariness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
sanitary
1842, from Fr. sanitaire (1812), from L. sanitas "health," from sanus "healthy, sane." In ref. to menstrual pads, first attested 1881 (in sanitary towel). Sanitize first recorded 1836; metaphoric sense is from 1934.
code
c.1300, from O.Fr. code "system of laws," from L. codex, earlier caudex "book, book of laws," lit. "tree trunk," hence, wooden tablet for writing. The sense in "secret code" is 1808. Codify first attested c.1800.
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Medical Dictionary
sanitary san·i·tar·y (sān'ĭ-těr'ē)
adj.
Of or relating to health.
Free from elements, such as filth or pathogens, that endanger health; hygienic.
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Science Dictionary
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Slang Dictionary
code
n. The stuff that software writers write, either in source form or after translation by a compiler or assembler. Often used in opposition to "data", which is the stuff that code operates on. This is a mass noun, as in "How much code does it take to do a bubble sort?", or "The code is loaded at the high end of RAM." Anyone referring to software as "the software codes" is probably a newbie or a suit.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| CoDE coherent digital exciter |
| CODE Confederation of Dental Employers |
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Example sentences
Restrooms and sanitary facilities shall be kept in a clean condition, in good repair, well lighted and adequately ventilated.
But her reflex says a lot about sanitary conditions in the jail.
Bring extra sick bags and sanitary wipes if you are suffering from morning sickness.
Public water supply and sanitary sewer system required.
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