Hygienics
[hahy-jee-en-iks, hahy-jen-, -jee-niks] /ˌhaɪ dʒiˈɛn ɪks, haɪˈdʒɛn-, -ˈdʒi nɪks/
noun, (used with a singular verb)
1.
(def 1).
/haɪˈdʒiːnɪks/
noun
1.
(functioning as sing) another word for hygiene (sense 1)
hygienics hy·gi·en·ics (hī’jē-ěn’ĭks, hī-jěn’-, -jē’nĭks)
n.
See hygiene.
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