Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hygienics

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-gien-ics
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The science of hygiene

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English hygiene Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Middle English -es English -s English -ics English hygienics From hygiene + -ics.

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Questions

What does hygienics mean?
The science of hygiene
Where does hygienics come from?
Etymology tree English hygiene Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Middle English -es English -s English -ics English hygienics From hygiene + -ics.

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