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xenobiotics

xenobiotics is the plural of xenobiotic.

Meaning of xenobiotic

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

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Questions about xenobiotics

What is xenobiotics the plural of?
Xenobiotics is the plural of xenobiotic.

Words near xenobiotics in the dictionary

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

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