Convert: to change physically into another form.
Deficient: not having enough of something that is necessary or important.
Detoxification: the process of removing toxic substances or qualities. Medical treatment of an alcoholic or drug addict involving abstention from drink or drugs until the bloodstream is free of toxins.
Exudates: giving out liquid
Symbiotic relationship: a system in which two different species of organisms living together that may, but not always, benefit each other.