Prebiotic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pɹiːbaɪˈɒtɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Prebiotic is an adjective meaning Before the advent of life.
Meaning
Before the advent of life.
More Meanings
- Of a food, not digestible, but beneficial.
- (chiefly in the plural) A substance in food that is hard to digest and promotes the growth of beneficial intestinal microorganisms.
Example Sentences
The amino acids which were formed through prebiotic reactions were surely chiral.
Artificial prebiotic experiments were designed to mimic what might have occurred before life appeared.
The chemistry of cyanoacetylene, HC₃N, can lead in aqueous solution to the prebiotic synthesis of pyrimidines.
Home to 51 moons, including the prebiotic moon Anafiel, Dumah is a standard hydrogen-helium gas giant with violent surface winds exceeding 1,900 kph.
Word Forms
- prebiotics
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bioprecursor, preinoculum, preruminant, predeveloper, preseed, provant.
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