xenobiotic
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Etymology
Adjective
xenobiotic (comparative more xenobiotic, superlative most xenobiotic)
- Of or pertaining to xenobiosis.
- (biology) Relating to a substance foreign to the body or ecological system.
- Synonym: exogenous
- Antonym: endogenous
Translations
of or pertaining to xenobiosis
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relating to a foreign substance
Noun
xenobiotic (plural xenobiotics)
- (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, :
- This enzyme is characteristic of harmful bacteria species, and it has deconjugative properties that support the transformation of xenobiotics into more toxic substances.
Related terms
Etymology
Borrowed from French xénobiotique.
Adjective
xenobiotic m or n (feminine singular xenobiotică, masculine plural xenobiotici, feminine and neuter plural xenobiotice)
Declension
| 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 | |||
Declension of xenobiotic
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