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/zen'euh buy ot"ik, -bee-, zee'neuh-/, n.a chemical or substance that is foreign to an organism or biological system.[1915-20; XENO- + BIOTIC]
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xenobiotic — xenobiótic adj. m., pl. xenobiótici; f. sg. xenobiótică, pl. xenobiótice Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic … Dicționar Român
xenobiotic — [zen΄ō bī ät′ik, zē΄nōbī ät′ik] adj. [ XENO (sense 2) + BIOTIC] designating or of a chemical substance that is foreign, and usually harmful, to living organisms n. such a substance … English World dictionary
Xenobiotic — A xenobiotic is a chemical which is found in an organism but which is not normally produced or expected to be present in it. It can also cover substances which are present in much higher concentrations than are usual. Specifically, drugs such as… … Wikipedia
xenobiotic — noun Date: 1965 a chemical compound (as a drug, pesticide, or carcinogen) that is foreign to a living organism • xenobiotic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Xenobiotic — Natural substances that are foreign to the body. * * * 1. A pharmacologically, endocrinologically, or toxicologically active substance not endogenously produced and therefore foreign to an organism. 2. Pertaining to association of two animal… … Medical dictionary
xenobiotic — ˌzenō, ˌzē ˌ noun Etymology: xen + biotic : a chemical compound (as a drug, pesticide, or carcinogen) that is foreign to a living organism • xenobiotic adjective … Useful english dictionary
Xenobiotic metabolism — is the set of metabolic pathways that modify the chemical structure of xenobiotics, which are compounds foreign to an organism s normal biochemistry, such as drugs and poisons. These pathways are a form of biotransformation present in all major… … Wikipedia
Xenobiotic-transporting ATPase — In enzymology, a xenobiotic transporting ATPase (EC number|3.6.3.44) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:ATP + H2O + xenobioticin ightleftharpoons ADP + phosphate + xenobioticoutThe 3 substrates of this enzyme are ATP, H2O, and… … Wikipedia
xenobiotic — Any substance that does not occur naturally but that will affect living systems … Dictionary of molecular biology
xenobiotic — 1. adjective a) Of or pertaining to xenobiosis. b) Relating to a substance foreign to the body or ecological system. 2. noun Any foreign compound not produced by an organisms metabolism Se … Wiktionary
