phar·ma·col·o·gy

(fär′mə-kŏl′ə-jē)

1. The science of drugs, including their composition, uses, and effects.

2. The characteristics or properties of a drug, especially those that make it medically effective.

phar′ma·co·log′ic (-kə-lŏj′ĭk), phar′ma·co·log′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.

phar′ma·co·log′i·cal·ly adv.

phar′ma·col′o·gist n.

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Noun

pharmacologist - someone trained in the science of drugs (their composition and uses and effects)

pharmaceutical chemist

druggist, pharmacist, pill pusher, pill roller, apothecary, chemist - a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs

Translations

фармаколог

pharmacologist

[ˌfɑːməˈkɒlədʒɪst] N → farmacólogo/a m/f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pharmacologist

[ˌfɑː^rməˈkɒlədʒɪst] n → pharmacologue m/f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

pharmacologist

n → Pharmakologe m, → Pharmakologin f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

pharmacologist

n farmacólogo -ga mf, especialista mf en medicamentos

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