acidophilus

Noun

Meaning

a bacterium that is used to make yogurt and to supplement probiotics

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Lactobacillus acidophilus mycobacterium lactobacillus citric fermented acidophil acidophilic acidophilous acidotic acidophile bacilli bifidobacterium cheese cultures lactic ferment cultured dairy
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Hypernyms

lactobacillus probiotic probiotic bacterium probiotic flora probiotic microflora

Examples

These capsules contain freeze-dried strains of beneficial bacteria, including Lactobacillus acidophilus, which is one of the most widely used probiotic strains. Source: Internet

I tend to ask for the smallest capsule they can make, but by requesting ascorbic acid, glycine, or acidophilus as a filler, you don’t really need to because these are beneficial. Source: Internet

I take acidophilus every day, and it really helps. Source: Internet

Lots of people mention acidophilus. Source: Internet

You’ve gotta be right about those numbers, but I’m wondering if you are killing them when you drop your acidophilus. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

acidophilic cell acidophilicity acidophilous acidophilus milk acidophyte acidophytic