Examples: organs that are transplanted across species, genes from different organisms, dioxin in humans, antibiotics in humans since we do not produce them ourselves
Xenobiotic Definition
Chemistry Glossary Definition of Xenobiotic
By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com Guide
Definition: Xenobiotic is any chemical that would not normally be found in a living organism or be expected to be produced by it.
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