Meaning of TOXICOLOGY
Pronunciation: | | `tâksu'kâlujee
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [n] the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons |
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| See Also: | | materia medica, pharmacological medicine, pharmacology | |
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| Definition: | | Toxicology This collection of short stories, some previously published and some appearing here for the first time, cover a range of styles. Several are set in Aylet`s world of Beerlight. more details ... |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Tox`i*col"o*gy\, n. [Gr. toxiko`n poison + -logy;
cf. F. toxicologie. See {Toxic}. ]
The science which treats of poisons, their effects,
antidotes, and recognition; also, a discourse or treatise on
the science.
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Biology Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | The scientific study of the chemistry, effects, and treatment of poisonous substances. |
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