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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
acidophilus /ˌasɪˈdɒfɪləs/

▶noun a bacterium used to make yogurt. [Lactobacillus acidophilus.]

– origin 1920s: mod. L., lit. ‘acid-loving’.

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