Contaminant vs Xenobiotic - What's the difference?
contaminant | xenobiotic |
That which contaminates; an impurity; foreign matter.
Of or pertaining to xenobiosis.
(biology) Relating to a substance foreign to the body or ecological system.
As nouns the difference between contaminant and xenobiotic
is that contaminant is that which contaminates; an impurity; foreign matter while xenobiotic is (biology) any foreign compound not produced by an organism's metabolism.As an adjective xenobiotic is
of or pertaining to xenobiosis.contaminant
English
Noun
(en noun)- Keep the lid on the jar to keep contaminants out.
