OXFORD DICTIONARY
Sanitary, adj.
1 of the conditions that affect health, esp. with regard to dirt and infection.
2 hygienic; free from or designed to kill germs, infection, etc.
sanitary engineer a person dealing with systems needed to maintain public health. sanitary towel (US napkin) an absorbent pad used during menstruation. sanitary ware porcelain for lavatories etc.
sanitarian n. & adj. sanitarily adv. sanitariness n.
F sanitaire f. L sanitas: see SANITY
THESAURUS
Sanitary
antiseptic, aseptic, beneficial, benign, boiled, bracing, clean, constitutional, decontaminated, disinfected, good, good for, health-enhancing, health-preserving, healthful, healthy, hygeian, hygienic, invigorating, pasteurized, prophylactic, refreshing, salubrious, salutary, sterile, sterilized, tonic, uninfected, unpolluted, wholesome
ROGET THESAURUS
Sanitary
Salubrity
N
salubrity, healthiness, fine air, fine climate, eudiometer, hygiene, valetudinarian, valetudinarianism, sanitarian, sanitarium, sanitOrium, salubrious, salutary, salutiferous, wholesome, healthy, healthful, sanitary, prophYlactic, benign, bracing, tonic, invigorating, good for, nutritious, hygeian, hygienic, innoxious, innocuous, innocent, harmless, uninjurious, uninfectious, sanative, restorative, useful.