Combined glossary of agriculture. - MidCountry Media publishes Farm World newspaper.
acidophilus milk — [as΄ə däf′ə ləs] n. milk with bacteria (Lactobacillus acidophilus) added that is used to modify intestinal bacteria … English World dictionary
acidophilus milk — milk fermented with cultures of Lactobacillus acidophilus; used in gastrointestinal disorders in attempts to modify the bacterial flora of the intestinal tract … Medical dictionary
acidophilus milk — noun milk fermented by bacteria; used to treat gastrointestinal disorders • Hypernyms: ↑milk * * * |asə|däf(ə)ləs noun Etymology: New Latin acidophilus (specific epithet of Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the species of bacteria causing this… … Useful english dictionary
acidophilus milk — /as i dof euh leuhs/ a fermented milk produced by growing the bacterium Lactobacillus acidophilus in milk, used in medicine to alter the microbial flora of the intestinal tract under certain conditions. [1920 25; < NL; see ACID, O , PHILOUS] * *… … Universalium
acidophilus milk — ac•i•doph′i•lus milk′ [[t]ˌæs ɪˈdɒf ə ləs[/t]] n. pha nut milk cultured with the bacterium Lactobacillus acidophilus, used in medicine for modifying bacterial content of the intestine • Etymology: 1920–25; < NL; see acid, o , philous … From formal English to slang
acidophilus milk — /æsəˌdɒfələs ˈmɪlk/ (say asuh.dofuhluhs milk) noun a fermented milk which alters the bacterial content of the intestines. The fermenting bacteria are of the species Lactobacillus acidophilus. See lactobacillus …
Milk — For other uses, see Milk (disambiguation). Foremilk and Hindmilk samples of human breast milk … Wikipedia
Acidophilus — is a general name for a group of probiotics, often added to milk or sold as a capsule, which contains one or more of the following bacteria which aid in digestion: * Lactobacillus acidophilus (A) * Lactobacillus casei (C) * Lactobacillus… … Wikipedia
acidophilus — (adj.) 1920, used of milk fermented by acidophilic bacteria, from acidophil (1900), a hybrid word, from L. acidus acidic (see ACID (Cf. acid) (adj.)) + Gk. philos loving see PHILE (Cf. phile)); the bacteria so called because they stain easily… … Etymology dictionary
milk — 1. A white liquid, containing proteins, sugar, and lipids, secreted by the mammary glands, and designed for the nourishment of the young. SYN: lac (1). 2. Any whitish milky fluid; e.g., the juice of the coconut or a suspension of various metallic … Medical dictionary
