bacteria vs probiotic

probiotic vs bacteria

bacteria and probiotic both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bacteria	Yes	No	No	No
probiotic	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, probiotic is a hyponym of bacteria; that is, probiotic is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bacteria:

bacteria: (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
probiotic: a beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant

Other hyponyms of bacteria include acidophil, acidophile, probiotic bacterium, probiotic flora, probiotic microflora, bacteroid, eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria, Calymmatobacterium, genus Calymmatobacterium, Francisella, genus Francisella, gonococcus, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, legionella, Legionella pneumophilia, nitrobacterium, penicillin-resistant bacteria, pus-forming bacteria, rod, diplococcus, superbug.

bacteria (noun)	probiotic (noun)
(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants	a beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant
	A dietary supplement containing live bacteria, usually taken after a course of antibiotics to replenish the damaged gastrointestinal flora.

Difference between bacteria and probiotic

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