xenobiotic
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1. xenobiotic - Noun
2. xenobiotic - Adjective
Meaning
Of or pertaining to xenobiosis.
(biology) Relating to a substance foreign to the body or ecological system.
xenobiotic (plural xenobiotics)
(biology) Any foreign compound not produced by an organism's metabolism.
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Another example is the recruitment of enzymes from glycolysis and xenobiotic metabolism to serve as structural proteins called crystallins within the lenses of organisms' eyes.
The modified water-soluble xenobiotic can then be pumped out of cells and in multicellular organisms may be further metabolized before being excreted (phase III).