Synonyms

sanitation

[san-i-tey-shuhn] Example Sentences Origin

san·i·ta·tion

[san-i-tey-shuhn]
noun
1.
the development and application of sanitary measures for the sake of cleanliness, protecting health, etc.
2.
the disposal of sewage and solid waste.

Origin:
1840–50; sanit(ary) + -ation
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Example Sentences
  • They seal completely, so you can use them in the bath and then boil them for sanitation.
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sanitation (ˌsænɪˈteɪʃən)
 
n
the study and use of practical measures for the preservation of public health

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Word Origin & History

sanitation
1848, irregularly formed from sanitary. As a euphemism for garbage (e.g. sanitation engineer) first recorded 1939.
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Medical Dictionary

sanitation san·i·ta·tion (sān'ĭ-tā'shən)
n.

  1. Formulation and application of measures designed to protect public health.

  2. Disposal of sewage.

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