probiotic

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Etymology

From pro- +‎ -biotic.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɒtɪk

Noun

probiotic (plural probiotics)

1. (bacteriology) A food or dietary supplement, such as a yogurt, containing live bacteria for therapeutic reasons.

Derived terms

• paraprobiotic

Translations

food or dietary supplement

Catalan: probiòtic m Chinese: Mandarin: 益生菌 (zh) (yìshēngjùn), 益菌 (yìjùn) Finnish: probiootti French: probiotique (fr) m Galician: probiótico (gl) m German: Probiotikum n Greek: προβιοτικό (el) n (proviotikó) Malay: probiotik Polish: probiotyk (pl) m Portuguese: probiótico (pt) m Spanish: (please verify) probiótico m Turkish: probiyotik (tr)

Adjective

probiotic (comparative more probiotic, superlative most probiotic)

1. (ecology) Of, or relating to probiosis; ecologic facilitation.
2. Describing any dietary supplement that contains live bacteria for therapeutic purposes.

Translations

that contains live bacteria for therapeutic purposes

Catalan: probiòtic Chinese: Mandarin: 益生菌的 (yìshēngjùn de), 益菌的 (yìjùn de) Finnish: probioottinen French: probiotique (fr) Galician: probiótico (gl) German: probiotisch Greek: προβιοτικός (el) (proviotikós) Hungarian: probiotikus Italian: probiotico (it) Polish: probiotyczny (pl) Portuguese: (please verify) probiótico (pt) Spanish: probiótico Turkish: probiyotik (tr)

Related terms

• probiogenomics
• probiosis