hygienics

[ hahy-jee-en-iks, hahy-jen-, -jee-niks ]
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noun(used with a singular verb)

Origin of hygienics

1
First recorded in 1850–55; hygiene + -ics

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British Dictionary definitions for hygienics

hygienics

/ (haɪˈdʒiːnɪks) /


noun
  1. (functioning as singular) another word for hygiene (def. 1)

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