probiòtic — meaning in English

English meaning

• probiotic noun A live micro-organism, usually a bacterium or yeast, taken in food or as a supplement in the expectation that it will have some effect once inside the body. The term is also used for the food or capsule containing such organisms.

Senses

probiòtic is used for these senses in English:

• probiotic Describing any dietary supplement that contains live bacteria for therapeutic purposes.
• probiotic (bacteriology) A food or dietary supplement, such as a yogurt, containing live bacteria for therapeutic reasons.

probiotic — full definition

1. noun A live micro-organism, usually a bacterium or yeast, taken in food or as a supplement in the expectation that it will have some effect once inside the body. The term is also used for the food or capsule containing such organisms.
2. adjective Containing or relating to such live micro-organisms.
3. noun In cosmetics marketing, an ingredient described as probiotic, which may be live cultures, dead bacterial cells or extracts of them. The labelling term is not tightly defined in this context.