as in sanitary
free from filth, infection, or dangers to health
had to prepare the microscope slides in an isolated and germfree environment
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Adjective
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Airplane seatback pockets are one of the least sanitary places on a plane, but skipping them also means leaving yourself with limited storage space—until now.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
20 July 2025 -
In addition to Narcan, the machines also have socks, hand sanitizer, wipes and other sanitary items.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
19 July 2025
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Back then, 600 million sterile flies were released each week, the NYT explains, and the fly was eliminated.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
28 July 2025
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This facility will have the capability to disperse sterile flies in Northern Mexico.—
Mandy Taheri
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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“Germfree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/germfree. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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