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XENOBIOTIC [2 records]

Record 1 2017-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences
DEF

[Said of] a chemical compound foreign to or not produced by an organism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
DEF

Se dit d'une molécule étrangère à un organisme vivant [...]

OBS

xénobiotique : terme publié au Journal officiel de la République française le 19 septembre 2015.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences
DEF

A chemical compound (such as a drug, pesticide, or carcinogen) that is foreign to a living organism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
DEF

Substance étrangère à l'organisme vivant.

OBS

Les pesticides et la plupart des médicaments sont des exemples de xénobiotiques.

OBS

xénobiotique : terme publié au Journal officiel de la République française le 19 septembre 2015.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencias biológicas
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