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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. 2001.
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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
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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
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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
prebiotic — adjective a) occurring before the advent of life b) non digestible but beneficial See Also: prebiotics … Wiktionary
