probiotic
A food or dietary supplement, such as a yogurt, containing live bacteria for…A food or dietary supplement, such as a yogurt, containing live bacteria for therapeutic reasons.
Meaning
1 sensesA food or dietary supplement, such as a yogurt, containing live bacteria for therapeutic reasons.
Probiotikum
A dietary supplement containing live bacteria, usually taken after a course of antibiotics to replenish the damaged gastrointestinal flora.
Examples
5 sentencesRaw, unpasteurized sauerkraut is full of probiotics.
Greek yogurt has a lot of probiotics.
ruВ греческом йогурте много пробиотиков. — Ooneykcall
Some doctors recommend taking probiotics in order to restore the gut microbiome.
Kefir is a very popular probiotic drink that can contribute to improving the health of the gut.
An experiment on obese rats found that consuming probiotics for 30 days helps diminish the accumulation of fat in the liver.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: probiotics| Singular | probiotic |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- a beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant:probiotic bacteriumprobiotic microfloraprobiotic flora
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsSee also
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