English

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Etymology

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From xeno- +‎ biotic.

Adjective

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xenobiotic (comparative more xenobiotic, superlative most xenobiotic)

  1. Of or pertaining to xenobiosis.
  2. (biology) Relating to a substance foreign to the body or ecological system.
    Synonym: exogenous
    Antonym: endogenous
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Noun

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xenobiotic (plural xenobiotics)

  1. (biology) Any foreign compound not produced by an organism's metabolism.
    Hyponyms: drug, medication, pharmaceutical
    • 2016 February 17, “Anthocyanins in Strawberry Polyphenolic Extract Enhance the Beneficial Effects of Diets with Fructooligosaccharides in the Rat Cecal Environment”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      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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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French xénobiotique.

Adjective

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xenobiotic m or n (feminine singular xenobiotică, masculine plural xenobiotici, feminine and neuter plural xenobiotice)

  1. xenobiotic

Declension

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite xenobiotic xenobiotică xenobiotici xenobiotice
definite xenobioticul xenobiotica xenobioticii xenobioticele
genitive-
dative
indefinite xenobiotic xenobiotice xenobiotici xenobiotice
definite xenobioticului xenobioticei xenobioticilor xenobioticelor
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