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Prebiotic

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Before the advent of life. not-comparable

    "There are three compelling reasons that suggest that the first set of prebiotic coding sequences to be translated were repeats of base oligomers, the numbers of bases in oligomeric units not being multiples of three."

  2. 2
    Not digestible, but beneficial. not-comparable

    "The table below includes plant foods we consider to be prebiotic “stars” since they are the foods listed in the scientific literature as sources of prebiotics."

Noun
  1. 1
    A substance in food that is hard to digest and promotes the growth of beneficial intestinal microorganisms. in-plural

    "The table below includes plant foods we consider to be prebiotic “stars” since they are the foods listed in the scientific literature as sources of prebiotics."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From pre- + biotic.

Etymology 2

From pre- + biotic.

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