Meaning
A food or dietary supplement, such as a yogurt, containing live bacteria for therapeutic reasons.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Proto-Italic *prō Latin prōder. English pro- English biotic English probiotic From pro- + biotic.
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NYT Puzzle Appearances
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