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xenobiotic
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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.
foreign"; bios "life
Term info
Label
xenobiotic
Synonyms
- xenobiotic compounds
- xenobiotics
EFO URI
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0001852
primary source
CHEBI_35703
term editor
James Malone