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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries外来生物
Pronunciation / Transliteration: gairai seibutsu
"外来生物は生態系に悪影響を及ぼす可能性があります。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A chemical substance that is not naturally produced or found in an organism.
"Pesticides are considered xenobiotics because they are synthetic chemicals introduced into the environment." - 2
Any substance that can affect biological systems and is not produced by the organism itself.
"Xenobiotics can include drugs, pollutants, and food additives that may have various effects on health."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek words 'xenos' (stranger, foreigner) and 'bios' (life), combined with the chemical suffix '-tic'. Coined in the mid-20th century within pharmacology and toxicology to describe chemical compounds foreign to a biological organism.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Xenobiotic" is said worldwide
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xénobiotique
Transliteration: zénobiotique
"Les xénobiotiques peuvent avoir des effets néfastes sur la santé humaine."
Xenobiotikum
Transliteration: ksenobiotikum
"Xenobiotika können die Umwelt und die Gesundheit beeinträchtigen."
xenobiotico
Transliteration: zenobiotico
"Gli xenobiotici possono accumularsi negli organismi viventi."
xenobiótico
Transliteration: senobiótico
"Los xenobióticos son sustancias que pueden ser tóxicas para los seres vivos."
xenobiótico
Transliteration: zenobiótico
"Os xenobióticos podem afetar a saúde humana e ambiental."
ज़ेनोबायोटिक
Transliteration: zenobayotik
"ज़ेनोबायोटिक मानव स्वास्थ्य पर नकारात्मक प्रभाव डाल सकते हैं।"
外源生物
Transliteration: wàiyuán shēngwù
"外源生物可能对生态系统造成影响。"
외래 생물
Transliteration: oelae saengmul
"외래 생물은 생태계에 부정적인 영향을 미칠 수 있습니다."
外来生物
Transliteration: gairai seibutsu
"外来生物は生態系に悪影響を及ぼす可能性があります。"
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