Definition of "xenobiotic" []

• Foreign to the body or to living organisms. Used of chemical compounds. (adjective)
• A xenobiotic chemical, such as a pesticide. (noun)

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• "Bacteria respond to a xenobiotic by recruiting exogenous genes to establish a pathway to degrade the xenobiotic, which is necessary for their adaptation and survival."
• "Epub ahead of print "Biological definition of multiple chemical sensitivity from redox state and cytokine profiling and not from polymorphisms of xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes.""
• "[Epub ahead of print] "Biological definition of multiple chemical sensitivity from redox state and cytokine profiling and not from polymorphisms of xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes.""