XENOBIOTIC

Etymology

Adjective

xenobiotic (comparative more xenobiotic, superlative most xenobiotic)

Of or pertaining to xenobiosis.

(biology) Relating to a substance foreign to the body or ecological system.

Noun

xenobiotic (plural xenobiotics)

(biology) Any foreign compound not produced by an organism's metabolism.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

5 November 2024

TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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