Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. A nickname for Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt.
- n. The “good bacteria” found naturally in the human stomach and intestines.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a bacterium that is used to make yogurt and to supplement probiotics
Etymologies
- From New Latin acidophilus ("acid-loving") (Wiktionary)
Examples
“I'm considering moving to Moosejaw and putting a big plastic bubble around our house. oh and I agree with crazymumma-acidophilus is very helpful.”
“In fact, I’m not going to be able to go into a frozen yogurt store without wondering if there are women floating in acidophilus pods in the basement.”
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“The bacteria concerned is most commonly a combination of Streptococcus salivarius and thermophilus, and a Lactobacillus such as acidophilus, bulgaricus or bifidus.”
“There are many great-tasting protein powders available, but I like the CNP ProPeptide powder because it is very low in lactose, tastes great, and contains good bacteria and probiotics, including acidophilus and bifidus.”
“Probiotic products include good live bacteria like acidophilus typically found in yogurt.”
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“Most of these "friendly" bacteria occur naturally in cultured milk products, such as yogurt with active cultures or acidophilus milk.”
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“Fermented foods such as yogurt, kefir and sauerkraut are high in Lactobacillus acidophilus (in purple above) and Bifidobacterium longum (in green above), two common probiotic bacteria.”
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“•Lactobacillus acidophilus in the form of a vaginal suppository, which is available at health food stores.”
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“Some where in there, about a milkman in extremis, crisis of acidophilus, conscience”
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“Antibiotics can disrupt the natural bacteria flora in the digestive system, killing "good" bacteria, including Lactobacillus acidophilus (L. acidophilus) and Bifidobacterium bifidum (B. bifidum).”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘acidophilus’.
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The List of Words
My list of words and the like.
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Favorite words from a cup of yogurt
milkfat, pre-stirred, pleasanton, acidophilus, bifidus, satisfaction
Tweets
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chained_bear Why do you suppose WeirdNet insists it is "often considered to be a plant"? Dec 29, 2008
garyth123 Also sometimes referred to as friendly bacteria, like they go around saying to each other "Good morning to you. How are you today?". Dec 29, 2008
sionnach Not to be confused with his wicked archenemy, the baseophilus, on whom proust based (!) a character in ROTP. Dec 29, 2008
reesetee Shame. ;-) Dec 29, 2008
yarb Wait! Snuffy had no tusks. That is a gross error which reveals my inner sordor. Dec 29, 2008
yarb And tusks. Dec 29, 2008
reesetee With big hair. Dec 29, 2008
yarb Ha ha. Or a sort of (more) countercultural amigo of Snuffleupagus. Dec 29, 2008
reesetee I'd like to think it was. :-) Dec 29, 2008
garyth123 Something to do with keeping your gut healthy, but always sounds to me like it could be Jimi Hendrix's birthplace. Dec 28, 2008