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hyperhygienist

hyperhygienist adjective: being too hygienic.

Adjective

hyperhygienist (comparative more hyperhygienist, superlative most hyperhygienist)

  1. Being too hygienic.
  2. (derogatory, environment) Having an overemphasis on "safety" or "cleanliness" as defined only for the consumer, that effectively forces the use of pesticides, other chemicals, or even requires or encourages genetically modified organisms to prevent insects; and applied to certain agricultural policies, laws, food regulations, wholesale food buying rules, and tax, tariff and trade measures by advocates of organic farming.

Forms of hyperhygienist

comparativemore hyperhygienist
superlativemost hyperhygienist

Origin of hyperhygienist

From hyper- + hygienist.

Questions about hyperhygienist

What does hyperhygienist mean?
Hyperhygienist means being too hygienic.
What part of speech is hyperhygienist?
Hyperhygienist is an adjective.

Words near hyperhygienist in the dictionary

  1. hyperhydrogen
  2. hyperhydrosis
  3. hyperhydroxymethylated
  4. hyperhydroxyprolinaemia
  5. hyperhydroxyprolinemia
  6. hyperhygienist
  7. hyperhypercube
  8. hyperhypercubes
  9. hypericaceous
  10. hypericin
  11. hypericins

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