xenobiotic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: xeno-bi-ot-ic
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Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to xenobiosis.

adj

Relating to a substance foreign to the body or ecological system.

noun

Any foreign compound not produced by an organism's metabolism.

Example Sentences

"This enzyme is characteristic of harmful bacteria species, and it has deconjugative properties that support the transformation of xenobiotics into more toxic substances."

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder. Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos)der. English xeno- English biotic English xenobiotic From xeno- + biotic.

Inflected Forms

more xenobiotic (comparative) most xenobiotic (superlative) xenobiotics (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

abiotic antibiotic gnotobiotic xenobiosis

Synonyms

exogenous

Antonyms

endogenous

Questions

What does xenobiotic mean?

Of or pertaining to xenobiosis.

Where does xenobiotic come from?

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder. Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos)der. English xeno- English biotic English xenobiotic From xeno- + biotic.

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