probiotic

English

Etymology

pro- +‎ -biotic

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -ɒtɪk

Noun

probiotic (plural probiotics)

(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)

(ecology) Of, or relating to probiosis; ecologic facilitation.
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)

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