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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Milk fermented by bacterial cultures that thrive in dilute acid, often used to alter the bacterial flora of the gastrointestinal tract in the treatment of certain digestive disorders.
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- noun milk fermented by bacteria; used to treat gastrointestinal disorders
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin acidophilus, specific epithet of several species of bacteria : acid + -philus, -philous.]
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