Meaning | A beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant. |
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Synonyms | probiotic bacterium, probiotic microflora, probiotic flora |
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Narrower | acidophilus, Lactobacillus acidophilus | A bacterium that is used to make yogurt and to supplement probiotics |
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Broader | bacteria, bacterium | (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission |
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Spanish | alimento probiótico, probiótico |
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Catalan | probiòtic |
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