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TOXICOLOGIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does toxicologist mean?
• TOXICOLOGIST (noun)
The noun TOXICOLOGIST has 1 sense:
1. one who studies the nature and effects of poisons and their treatment
Familiarity information: TOXICOLOGIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One who studies the nature and effects of poisons and their treatment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("toxicologist" is a kind of...):
medical scientist (a scientist who studies disease processes)
Instance hyponyms:
Alice Hamilton; Hamilton (United States toxicologist known for her work on industrial poisons (1869-1970))
Derivation:
toxicology (the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons)
Context examples
The German Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices Commission E. A committee made up of scientists, toxicologists, doctors, and pharmacists formed by the German government in 1978 to find out if herbs sold in Germany are safe and effective.
(German Commission E, NCI Dictionary)
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