xenobiotic

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xenobiotic

adjective more xenobiotic · most xenobiotic

  1. Of or pertaining to xenobiosis.
  2. Relating to a substance foreign to the body or ecological system.

    Similar: exogenous · Opposite: endogenous

noun xenobiotics

  1. Any foreign compound not produced by an organism's metabolism. This enzyme is characteristic of harmful bacteria species, and it has deconjugative properties that support the transformation of xenobiotics into more toxic substances.

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adj of or pertaining to xenobiosis

Italianoxenobiotico

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@misc{xenobiotic_2026,
  title = {xenobiotic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/xenobiotic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}