sanitary

adjective

Clean and free from germs; relating to good hygiene.

Example sentence

“The inspector checked that the kitchen met sanitary standards.”

Mostly in health reporting: sanitary conditions, sanitary standards. The negative 'unsanitary' may be even more common.

Related words

sterileCompletely free of germs and other living microorganisms.hygieneHabits and conditions that keep people clean and protect their health.quarantineA period of keeping people, animals, or plants separated from others to stop a disease from spreading.sanitizeTo clean or disinfect something so that it is free of germs.epidemicAn outbreak of disease that spreads rapidly and affects large numbers of people at the same time.antisepticAble to stop harmful germs from causing infection.