Difference between revisions of "Xenobiotic"

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a chemical compound (as a drug, pesticide, or carcinogen) that is foreign to a living organism
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Compound with a chemical structure foreign to living organisms (e.g. drug, pesticide, or carcinogen).
<ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/xenobiotic</ref>
 
 
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Frequently restricted to man-made compounds.

Latest revision as of 22:26, 3 March 2022

Definition of xenobiotic:
Compound with a chemical structure foreign to living organisms (e.g. drug, pesticide, or carcinogen).
This is the common definition for xenobiotic, other definitions can be discussed in the article


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Frequently restricted to man-made compounds.