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Sanitation

Sa-nuh-TAY-shuhn

/ˌsænʌˈteɪʃʌn/

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sanitation

Dictionary meaning

Making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing.

Synonyms: sanitization, sanitisation

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