tox·i·col·o·gy
(tŏk′sĭ-kŏl′ə-jē)n. The study of the nature, effects, and detection of poisons and the treatment of poisoning.
tox′i·co·log′i·cal (-kə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl), tox′i·co·log′ic (-ĭk) adj.
tox′i·co·log′i·cal·ly adv.
tox′i·col′o·gist n.
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toxicology
(ˌtɒksɪˈkɒlədʒɪ) n (Chemistry) the branch of science concerned with poisons, their nature, effects, and antidotes
toxicological, ˌtoxicoˈlogic adj
ˌtoxicoˈlogically adv
ˌtoxiˈcologist n
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tox•i•col•o•gy
(ˌtɒk sɪˈkɒl ə dʒi)
n. the branch of pharmacology dealing with the effects, antidotes, detection, etc., of poisons.
[1790–1800]
tox`i•co•log′i•cal (-kəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl) tox`i•co•log′ic, adj.
tox`i•co•log′i•cal•ly, adv.
tox`i•col′o•gist, n.
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tox·i·col·o·gy
(tŏk′sĭ-kŏl′ə-jē) The scientific study of poisons, of their effects and detection, and of the treatment of poisoning.
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toxicology
the branch of medical science that studies the effects, antidotes, detection, etc., of poisons. — toxicologist, n. — toxicologie, toxicological, adj.
See also: Poison
the scientific study of poisons, their detection and actions, and the treatment of the conditions they cause. — toxicologist, n. — toxicologie, toxicological, adj.
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toxicology
The study of poisons, especially their effects and antidotes.
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