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    ACIDOPHILUS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A bacterium that is used to make yogurt and to supplement probioticsplay

    Synonyms:

    acidophilus; Lactobacillus acidophilus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("acidophilus" is a kind of...):

    probiotic; probiotic bacterium; probiotic flora; probiotic microflora (a beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant)

    lactobacillus (a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk))

    Holonyms ("acidophilus" is a member of...):

    genus Lactobacillus (type genus of the family Lactobacillaceae)

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