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adj
Of, or relating to probiosis; ecologic facilitation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: antibiotic
adj
Describing any dietary supplement that contains live bacteria for therapeutic purposes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: antibiotic
noun
A food or dietary supplement, such as a yogurt, containing live bacteria for therapeutic reasons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: bacteriology, biology, microbiology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: antibiotic
noun
a beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: probiotic bacterium, probiotic microflora, probiotic flora
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bacteria, bacterium
Narrower terms: acidophilus, Lactobacillus acidophilus
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Proto-Italic *prō Latin prōder. English pro- English biotic English probiotic From pro- + biotic.
Across languages
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
