Definition of "acidophilus" []

• A nickname for Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt. (noun)
• The “good bacteria” found naturally in the human stomach and intestines. (noun)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• "I'm considering moving to Moosejaw and putting a big plastic bubble around our house. oh and I agree with crazymumma-acidophilus is very helpful."
• "In fact, I’m not going to be able to go into a frozen yogurt store without wondering if there are women floating in acidophilus pods in the basement."
• "The bacteria concerned is most commonly a combination of Streptococcus salivarius and thermophilus, and a Lactobacillus such as acidophilus, bulgaricus or bifidus."