probiotic

English

Etymology

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.

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
• Portuguese: ^{(please verify)} probiótico (pt)
• Spanish: probiótico
• Turkish: probiyotik (tr)

Related terms

• probiogenomics
• probiosis