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| ac·i·doph·i·lus [ àssi dóffiləss ] (plural a·ci·doph·i·li [ àssi dóffi l ]) |
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acid-loving bacterium: a bacterium with slender rod-shaped cells, usually in chains, that thrives in acidic conditions and is beneficial to the intestinal tract. Use: yogurt manufacture. Latin name Lactobacillus acidophilus.
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| [Mid-19th century. < modern Latin, "acid-loving"] |
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