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acidophilus milk

acidophilus milk

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Milk fermented with helpful bacteria to improve digestion
  • noun
  • /ˌæsɪˈdɒfɪləs mɪlk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : leche acidófila
  • You can find acidophilus milk in most health food stores among other probiotic products.

Examples

  • Many people drink acidophilus milk to improve their digestion.

  • Drinking acidophilus milk can help improve your digestion and boost your gut health.

  • Doctors sometimes recommend acidophilus milk as a natural remedy for mild intestinal discomfort.

  • I drink acidophilus milk every morning.

  • Have you tried acidophilus milk for digestion?

  • Many people enjoy acidophilus milk as a part of their daily routine for its probiotic benefits.

  • After taking antibiotics, she added acidophilus milk to her diet to restore healthy bacteria in her stomach.

Surface Forms

acidophilus milk singular
acidophilus milks plural

Morphology

acidophilus + milk

The meaning 'milk fermented with Lactobacillus acidophilus' is directly compositional from 'acidophilus' (a probiotic bacterium) + 'milk' (a nutritive liquid): it denotes milk containing or treated with that bacterium. This kind of noun+noun ingredient/product naming is a regular, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent meanings should be able to infer the MWE.

Etymology

Acidophilus milk gets its name from the helpful bacteria used to make it. The word acidophilus literally means 'acid-loving' because these bacteria can live in acid and make the milk a little sour as they work, so the phrase means 'milk with good bacteria'.