prebiotic
English
/pɹiːbaɪˈɒtɪk/
noun
Definitions
- (chiefly) A substance in food that is hard to digest and promotes the growth of beneficial intestinal microorganisms.
Etymology
Prefix from English biotic.
Origin
English
biotic
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- abiotic English
- biotic English
- biotically English
- bioticity English
- contrabiotic English
- epibiotic English
- eubiotic English
- exobiotic English
- geobiotic English
- hypobiotic English
- immunobiotic English
- microbiotic English
- oxybiotic English
- pharmabiotic English
- photobiotic English
- postbiotic English
- prebiotically English
- probiotic English
- psychobiotic English
- synbiotic English
- thiobiotic English
- xenobiotic English
- βιωτικός Ancient Greek