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toxicology
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tox·i·col·o·gy  (tks-kl-j)
n.
The study of the nature, effects, and detection of poisons and the treatment of poisoning.
toxi·co·logi·cal (-k-lj-kl), toxi·co·logic (-k) adj.
toxi·co·logi·cal·ly adv.
toxi·colo·gist n.
toxicology [ˌtɒksɪˈkɒlədʒɪ]
n
(Chemistry) the branch of science concerned with poisons, their nature, effects, and antidotes
toxicological  [ˌtɒksɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl], toxicologic adj
toxicologically  adv
toxicologist  n
toxicology  (tks-kl-j)
The scientific study of poisons, of their effects and detection, and of the treatment of poisoning.
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.
See also: Medical Specialties
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.toxicologytoxicology - the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons
materia medica, pharmacological medicine, pharmacology - the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects
polyvalence, polyvalency - (toxicology) the state of being capable of counteracting more than one toxin or antigen or kind of microorganism
Translations
toxicology [ˌtɒksɪˈkɒlədʒɪ] N → toxicología f
toxicology [ˌtɒksɪˈkɒlədʒi] n → toxicologie f
toxic waste n → déchets mpl toxiques
toxicology
n → Toxikologie f
toxicology [ˌtɒksɪˈkɒlədʒɪ] n → tossicologia
toxicology [ˌtɒksɪˈkɒlədʒɪ] n → tossicologia


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