English Explanatory Dictionary

probiotic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A food or dietary supplement, such as a yogurt, containing live bacteria for therapeutic reasons.
adj
  1. Of, or relating to probiosis; ecologic facilitation.
  2. Describing any dietary supplement that contains live bacteria for therapeutic purposes.

Pronunciation

/ˌpɹəʊ.baɪˈɒ.tɪk/ /ˌpɹoʊ.baɪˈɒ.tɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-probiotic.wav

Word forms

probiotic probiotics more probiotic most probiotic

Etymology

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.

Antonyms

antibiotic

Related words

probiogenomics probiosis

Derived words

paraprobiotic
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