toxicologist


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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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.toxicologist - one who studies the nature and effects of poisons and their treatmenttoxicologist - one who studies the nature and effects of poisons and their treatment
medical scientist - a scientist who studies disease processes
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Translations
toksikologi
toxikolog

toxicologist

[ˌtɒksɪˈkɒlədʒɪst] N → toxicólogo/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

toxicologist

[ˌtɒksɪˈkɒlədʒɪst] n → toxicologue mf
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

toxicologist

[ˌtɒksɪˈkɒlədʒɪst] n → tossicologo/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

tox·i·col·o·gist

n. toxicólogo-a, especialista en toxicología.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

toxicologist

n toxicólogo -ga mf, especialista mf en sustancias tóxicas
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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