toxicology

tox·i·col·o·gy  (tks-kl-j)

n.

The study of the nature, effects, and detection of poisons and the treatment of poisoning.

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toxi·co·logi·cal (-k-lj-kl), toxi·co·logic (-k) adj.

toxi·co·logi·cal·ly adv.

toxi·colo·gist n.

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toxicology [ˌtɒksɪˈkɒlədʒɪ]

n

(Chemistry) the branch of science concerned with poisons, their nature, effects, and antidotes

toxicological  [ˌtɒksɪkəˈlɒdʒɪk^əl], toxicologic adj

toxicologically  adv

toxicologist  n

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toxicology  (tks-kl-j)

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

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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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

toxicology - 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