probiotic

English

Etymology

pro- +‎ biotic

Pronunciation

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

Chinese:
Mandarin: 益生菌 (yìshēngjùn), 益菌 (yìjùn)
Finnish: probiootti
French: probiotique

Galician: probiótico (gl) m
Greek: προβιοτικό (el) n (proviotikó)
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

Chinese:
Mandarin: 益生菌的 (yìshēngjùn de), 益菌的 (yìjùn de)
Finnish: probioottinen
Galician: probiótico (gl)

Greek: προβιοτικός (el) (proviotikós)
Hungarian: probiotikus
Italian: probiotico (it)
Turkish: probiyotik (tr)

Related terms

probiosis

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