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.
Source:
PAC, 1997, 69, 1251. (Glossary of terms used in bioinorganic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1997)) on page 1303 [Terms] [Paper]
This definition replaces an earlier definition of xenobiotics.
Citation: 'xenobiotic' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.XT06755 RIS BibTex EndNote
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