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probiotic

/ˌpɹoʊ.baɪˈɑ.tɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables
pro-bio-tic
IPA
/ˌpɹoʊ.baɪˈɑ.tɪk/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A food or dietary supplement, such as a yogurt, containing live bacteria for therapeutic reasons.

adj

Of, or relating to probiosis; ecologic facilitation.

adj

Describing any dietary supplement that contains live bacteria for therapeutic purposes.

Etymology

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.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌpɹoʊ.baɪˈɑ.tɪk/
  • British English: /ˌpɹəʊ.baɪˈɒt.ɪk/

Inflected Forms

probiotics (plural) more probiotic (comparative) most probiotic (superlative)

Derived Forms

paraprobiotic

Frequently Paired Words

probiogenomics probiosis

Synonyms

probiotic bacterium probiotic microflora probiotic flora

Antonyms

antibiotic

Rhymes With

exotic erotic chaotic aquatic antibiotic idiotic hypnotic neurotic narcotic symbiotic asymptotic biotic

Questions

How do you pronounce probiotic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɹoʊ.baɪˈɑ.tɪk/.
What does probiotic mean?
A food or dietary supplement, such as a yogurt, containing live bacteria for therapeutic reasons.
Where does probiotic come from?
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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