Biological process

GO:0042737, GO:0042738

xenobiotic breakdown, xenobiotic catabolism, xenobiotic degradation

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a xenobiotic compound, a compound foreign to the organism exposed to it. It may be synthesized by another organism (like ampicilin) or it can be a synthetic chemical.

drug breakdown, drug catabolic process, drug catabolism, drug degradation, exogenous drug breakdown, exogenous drug catabolic process, exogenous drug catabolism, exogenous drug degradation