xenobiotic

English

Etymology

xeno- +‎ biotic

Adjective

xenobiotic (comparative more xenobiotic, superlative most xenobiotic)

1. Of or pertaining to xenobiosis.
3. (biology) Relating to a substance foreign to the body or ecological system.

   Synonym: exogenous

   Antonym: endogenous

Translations

of or pertaining to xenobiosis

• Italian: xenobiotico

relating to a foreign substance

Noun

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.

Related terms

• xenobiosis

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French xénobiotique.

Adjective

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

1. xenobiotic

Declension

Declension of xenobiotic

		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