probiotic
Definition
- Noun:
- A live microorganism (such as a bacterium or yeast) that, when consumed in adequate amounts, provides a health benefit to the host, typically by improving or restoring the balance of the gut flora.
- A substance or food containing such microorganisms.
Usage
- As a countable noun: Refers to a specific type or strain of beneficial microorganism.
- Lactobacillus is a common probiotic found in yogurt.
- As an uncountable noun: Refers to the general concept or category of these microorganisms.
- The doctor recommended increasing my intake of probiotic.
- As a modifier: Used before another noun to describe a product containing these microorganisms.
- She takes a probiotic supplement daily.
Examples
- Adding a probiotic to your diet can help with digestion.
- This yogurt contains several active probiotics.
- After taking antibiotics, it's important to repopulate your gut with probiotics.
Advanced Usage
- "Probiotic therapy": The use of probiotics to prevent or treat disease.
- Probiotic therapy is being studied for its effects on immune function.
- "Synbiotic": A product that combines both probiotics and prebiotics (the food for probiotics).
- Some nutritional bars are formulated as synbiotics.
Variants and Related Words
- Probiotic (Adjective): Describing something that contains or relates to probiotics.
- This drink has probiotic properties.
- Prebiotic (Noun): A non-digestible food ingredient that promotes the growth of beneficial microorganisms in the intestines.
- Microbiome (Noun): The community of microorganisms living in a particular environment, especially the gut.
Synonyms
- Beneficial bacteria
- Live culture
- Good bacteria
Antonyms
- Antibiotic (Noun): A substance that kills or inhibits the growth of bacteria.
- Pathogen (Noun): A bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.
Related Phrases
- Gut flora / Gut microbiota: The complex community of microorganisms living in the digestive tract.
- Probiotics help maintain a healthy gut flora.
- Live and active cultures: A phrase often found on food labels indicating the presence of probiotics.
- Look for yogurt that specifies it contains live and active cultures.
Noun
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a beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant
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