prebiotic

prebiotic
a) occurring before the advent of life
b) non digestible but beneficial
See Also: prebiotics

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  • prebiotic — PREBIÓTIC, Ă, prebiotici, ce, adj. Anterior apariţiei vieţii. [pr.: bi o ] – Din engl. prebiotic. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 07.04.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  prebiótic adj. m. (sil. bi o ), pl. prebiótici; f. sg …   Dicționar Român

  • prebiotic — [prē΄bī ät′ik] adj. existing before or making possible the appearance of living organisms [prebiotic molecules] * * * pre·bi·ot·ic (prē bī ŏtʹĭk) adj. Prebiological. * * * …   Universalium

  • prebiotic — [prē΄bī ät′ik] adj. existing before or making possible the appearance of living organisms [prebiotic molecules] …   English World dictionary

  • Prebiotic — A prebiotic was first defined as a non digestible food ingredient that beneficially affects the host by selectively stimulating the growth and/or activity of one or a limited number of bacteria in the colon, and thus improves host health .… …   Wikipedia

  • prebiotic — pre·bi·ot·ic bī ät ik adj of, relating to, or being chemical or environmental precursors of the origin of life <prebiotic molecules> also existing or occurring before the origin of life <prebiotic conditions> pre·bi·ot·ic·al·ly i k(ə… …   Medical dictionary

  • prebiotic — ˌ adjective Etymology: pre + biotic (I) : of, relating to, or being chemical or environmental precursors of the origin of life prebiotic molecules also : existing or occurring before the origin of life prebiotic conditions …   Useful english dictionary

  • prebiotic — adjective Date: 1958 of, relating to, or being chemical or environmental precursors of the origin of life < prebiotic molecules >; also existing or occurring before the origin of life …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • prebiotic soup — prebiotic soup, = primordial soup. (Cf. ↑primordial soup) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Prebiotic (nutrition) — Prebiotics are a category of functional food, defined as:: Non digestible food ingredients that beneficially affect the host by selectively stimulating the growth and/or activity of one or a limited number of bacteria in the colon, and thus… …   Wikipedia

  • Prebiotic scores — A prebiotic score is a term sometimes used to estimate the health effects of prebiotics in humans or animals. There is no definition of prebiotic scores. The idea is that prebiotics may have many different effects in the human gut, some of these… …   Wikipedia

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