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PREBIOTIC
Etymology
Noun
prebiotic (plural prebiotics)
(chiefly, in plural) A substance in food that is hard to digest and promotes the growth of beneficial intestinal microorganisms. [from 20th c.]
Adjective
prebiotic (not comparable)
Before the advent of life.
(of a food) Not digestible, but beneficial.
Source: Wiktionary
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UNINFORMATIVELY
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”
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