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Noun: probiotic  ,prow-bI'ó-tik or ,prow-bee'ó-tik
  1. A beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant
    - probiotic bacterium, probiotic microflora, probiotic flora
     
  2. A dietary supplement containing live bacteria, usually taken after a course of antibiotics to replenish the damaged gastrointestinal flora.
    "The first commercially sold dairy-based probiotic was Yakult, a fermented milk with added Lactobacillus casei, in 1935."

Derived forms: probiotics

Type of: bacteria, bacterium, dietary supplement

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