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xenobiotic

xenobiotic adjective: of or pertaining to xenobiosis.

Adjective

xenobiotic (comparative more xenobiotic, superlative most xenobiotic)

  1. Of or pertaining to xenobiosis.
  2. Relating to a substance foreign to the body or ecological system.
    Synonyms:
    exogenous
    Antonyms:
    endogenous

Noun

xenobiotic (plural 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.2016 February 17, “Anthocyanins in Strawberry Polyphenolic Extract Enhance the Beneficial Effects of Diets with Fructooligosaccharides in the Rat Cecal Environment”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Synonyms of xenobiotic

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Forms of xenobiotic

Adjective
comparativemore xenobiotic
superlativemost xenobiotic
Noun
pluralxenobiotics

Origin of xenobiotic

From xeno- + biotic.

Questions about xenobiotic

What does xenobiotic mean?
Xenobiotic means of or pertaining to xenobiosis.
What part of speech is xenobiotic?
Xenobiotic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near xenobiotic in the dictionary

  1. xenobiologists
  2. xenobiology
  3. xenobiont
  4. xenobionts
  5. xenobiosis
  6. xenobiotic
  7. xenobiotically
  8. xenobiotics
  9. xenoblast
  10. xenoblasts
  11. xenobot

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