cathartic vs hygienic

cathartic

adj
  • Purgative; inducing mental or physical catharsis. 

  • That which releases emotional tension, especially after an overwhelming experience. 

noun
  • A laxative. 

hygienic

adj
  • Pertaining to hygiene; clean, sanitary. 

  • Whose expansion is guaranteed not to cause the accidental capture of identifiers. 

How often have the words cathartic and hygienic occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )