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Meaning of "sanitary towel" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SANITARY TOWEL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SANITARY TOWEL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sanitary towel is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SANITARY TOWEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sanitary napkin

A sanitary napkin, sanitary towel, sanitary pad, menstrual pad, maxi pad, or pad is an absorbent item worn by a woman while she is menstruating, while she is recovering from vaginal surgery, for lochia, after an abortion, or in any other situation where it is necessary to absorb a flow of blood from her vagina. These pads are not to be confused with generally higher absorbency incontinence pads, which are worn by men or women who have urinary incontinence problems or experience stress incontinence. Menstrual pads may be used by some people for this purpose.

Definition of sanitary towel in the English dictionary

The definition of sanitary towel in the dictionary is an absorbent pad worn externally by women during menstruation to absorb the menstrual flow.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SANITARY TOWEL

sanitaria
sanitarian
sanitarianism
sanitarily
sanitariness
sanitarist
sanitarium
sanitary
sanitary belt
sanitary engineer
sanitary engineering
sanitary inspector
sanitary napkin
sanitary protection
sanitate
sanitation
sanitation department
sanitation man
sanitation men
sanitationist

WORDS THAT END LIKE SANITARY TOWEL

bath towel
beach towel
bowel
disembowel
dish towel
dishtowel
dowel
hand towel
jack towel
Nowel
paper towel
roller towel
rowel
semivowel
tea towel
throw in the towel
towel
trowel
Turkish towel
vowel

Synonyms and antonyms of sanitary towel in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sanitary towel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SANITARY TOWEL

Find out the translation of sanitary towel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sanitary towel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sanitary towel» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卫生巾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

compresa
570 millions of speakers

English

sanitary towel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सैनिटरी तौलिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مِنْدِيلٌ صِحِّيٌّ نِسَائِيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гигиеническая прокладка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

absorvente higiênico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্যানিটারি তোয়ালে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

serviette hygiénique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tuala kebersihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Damenbinde
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

生理用ナプキン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

생리대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sanitary towel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

băng vệ sinh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுகாதார துண்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वच्छतागृह टॉवेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sıhhi havlu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

assorbente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

opaska higieniczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гігієнічна прокладка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

absorbant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σερβιέτα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sanitêre handdoek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

binda
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sanitærbind
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sanitary towel

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SANITARY TOWEL»

The term «sanitary towel» is regularly used and occupies the 94.419 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SANITARY TOWEL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sanitary towel» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sanitary towel» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sanitary towel

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SANITARY TOWEL»

Discover the use of sanitary towel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sanitary towel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Working Towards Independence: A Practical Guide to Teaching ...
However, after much discussion we decided that not wearing a sanitary towel set Michelle so much apart from people in the general way that some sort of action on our part was definitely necessary. Since we could not be sure which of our ...
Janet H. Carr, Suzanne Collins, 1992
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Sanitation Details
Electric-powered incinerators or water macerators are the most common form of unit used for sanitary towel disposal, although some gas-fired units can be found. Suitable installations for this type of appliance would be hospitals, offices, ...
L. Woolley, 2002
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MY DAUGHTERS AND I:
It's written on the sanitary towel pack, look outforit. I advise you start off with the sanitary towel forthe heavyusers to monitoryour flow level. Thatway, you can tellifyour flowis heavy ornotby how soaked yourtowel is. Ifby the third cycle, youalways ...
IFEOMA THEODORE JNR, E, 2014
4
Investment Opportunities in India: Sanitary Napkin Project ...
... with a stable demand among its consumer group and hence translates to an immense potential with rising women population in the nation. 1.1. Product. Definition. A sanitary napkin, sanitary towel, sanitary pad, menstrual pad, maxi pad ...
NPCS Team, 2014
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Harrap's essential English Dictionary
[opposite insanitary] 2 Sanitary products are designed to protect health, especially with regard to disposal of waste and sewage. sanitary towel / sanrtn tausl/ noun: sanitary towels A sanitary towel is an absorbent pad worn by a woman to soak ...
‎1996
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Water Demand Management
35 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Artificial solid Artificial solid (estimated) Sanitary towel Sanitary towel (estimated) 25 50 75 100 Pipe Diameter (mm) 125 150 Figure 5.5 Limiting solid transport distance vs. pipe diameter (Littlewood and Butler 2002).
David Butler, Fayyaz Ali Memon, 2006
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Pregnancy: The Mumsnet Guide: The Answers to Everything
Also, aloe vera gel can help — leave it in the fridge and put it on a big fat sanitary towel and pop that in your knicks. Then sit down and put your feet up.' Tommy ' What you need is a cold pack and a sanitary towel like six mattresses.
Mumsnet, 2009
8
Till Death Do Us Part
The technician passed her a sanitary towel. I was simply incredulous at his stupidity. I mean, sure, he was a bloke, but even men know the difference between a nappy and a sanitary towel, right? 'That's a sanitary towel' she said, smirking at ...
Joanna Jones, 2009
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Trapped in Oblivion:
“Anyway, do you know how a sanitary towel is used?” Mum said as she opened the blue pack. “No Mum, Idon't know how it's used.” I was excited to eventually see howitwas used and it was sort of embarrassing to ask your friend or sister how.
Ifeoma Theodore Jnr,E., 2014
10
The Lift Basisbog for Hf Og Gymnasiet
said the woman officer, handing the prisoner a sanitary towel. Her voice was high -pitched and squeaky. "Follow me and hurry up about it. You have to go to the interview room again." They walked along a corridor and a door was opened to ...
Kai Alsing-Børgesen, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SANITARY TOWEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sanitary towel is used in the context of the following news items.
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After singer's sanitary towel falls out during performance, more of the …
Is there anything more awkward than your sanitary towel falling out in the middle of a live TV performance? Well feel for poor singer Patricia Navidad. But she's ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Suspected smuggler 'stuffed bra and sanitary towel she was wearing …
A woman has been arrested after border police allegedly discovered she was hiding more than 1kg of heroin - in her underwear. Customs officials on the ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Firm launches advanced sanitary towels
The All Whitel iGel sanitary towel is manufactured by Sanitary Pads and Diapers International, a locally incorporated company with global affiliates in China and ... «The Standard Digital News, Apr 15»
4
Election 2015: UKIP wants to scrap the so-called 'tampon tax'
UKIP has announced that it will scrap the "tampon tax" on women's sanitary products ... Back in 2000, the VAT on tampons and sanitary towels was dropped from ... «BBC News, Apr 15»
5
Homeless should be given period products for free by shelters and …
She told Bakharty: “I used to end up going in the public toilets and, especially when there weren't no places where you could get sanitary towels, I end up taking ... «The Independent, Apr 15»
6
9 weirdest fan gifts: Harry Styles's sanitary towel, Zac Efron's human …
9 weirdest fan gifts: Harry Styles's sanitary towel, Zac Efron's human skin ... From a signed sanitary towel for Harry Styles to Norman Reedus's lone breast ... «Digital Spy UK, Mar 15»
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Why will Nico Rosberg wear a woman's sanitary towel on his head …
"I put a woman's... erm... what do you call them? The thing you put in your underwear. Sanitary towel - I put that on my forehead in my helmet to take up the sweat ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
8
Chinese woman attacks her boyfriend's car with sanitary pads
Hell hath no fury like a woman with a large supply of sanitary towels scorned. ... Gloating: Li then posted pictures of the towel-covered Toyota online with the ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
9
Lebanon airport officials seize half a ton of RADIOACTIVE sanitary
The sanitary pads had originated in China, and arrived at the airport Friday from ... The sanitary towels were manufactured by Anion which purports the health ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
10
'Period pads' artist posts feminist messages all over city
An artist has chosen an unusual way to promote feminism, writing messages on sanitary towels and placing them all over a German city. 'Elonë' posted a series ... «The Independent, Mar 15»

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