A xenobiotic (Greek, xenos 'foreign'; bios 'life') is a compound that is foreign to a living organism. Principal xenobiotics include: drugs, carcinogens and various compounds that have been introduced into the environment by artificial means.
Synonyms:
exact_synonym:
xenobiotics
related_synonym:
xenobiotic compounds
alt_id:
CHEBI:10074; CHEBI:27333
xref:
KEGG:C06708; Wikipedia:Xenobiotic
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