xenobiotic
adj
Meaning
- Of or pertaining to xenobiosis.
- Relating to a substance foreign to the body or ecological system.
- Any foreign compound not produced by an organism's metabolism.
Etymology / origin
Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos)der. English xeno- English biotic English xenobiotic From xeno- + biotic.
Related words
Descendant words
- ksenobioottinen(Finnish) (cog)
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