xenobiotic
adjective, noun
xenobiotic is spelled X-E-N-O-B-I-O-T-I-C: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, xenobiotic means “Of or pertaining to xenobiosis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in xenobiotic?
| Letters | 10: X-E-N-O-B-I-O-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is xenobiotic?
Xenobiotic appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of xenobiotic
- more xenobiotic comparative
- most xenobiotic superlative
- xenobiotics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does xenobiotic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to xenobiosis.
- 2
Relating to a substance foreign to the body or ecological system.
noun
- 1
Any foreign compound not produced by an organism's metabolism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does xenobiotic come from?
From xeno- + biotic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).