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sɪˈkɒl noun
the science dealing with the effects, antidotes, detection, etc., of poisons.
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toxicology (ˌtɒksɪˈkɒlədʒɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| the branch of science concerned with poisons, their nature, effects, and antidotes | |
| toxicological | |
| —adj | |
| toxico'logic | |
| —adj | |
| toxico'logically | |
| —adv | |
| toxi'cologist | |
| —n | |
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Toxicologist
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So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| toxicology (ˌtɒksɪˈkɒlədʒɪ) | |
| —n | |
| the branch of science concerned with poisons, their nature, effects, and antidotes | |
| toxicological | |
| —adj | |
| toxico'logic | |
| —adj | |
| toxico'logically | |
| —adv | |
| toxi'cologist | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
toxicology
1839, from Fr. toxicologie (1812), from comb. form of Gk. toxikon "arrow poison" (see toxic) + -logia, from -logos "one who speaks" (in a certain manner), "one who deals with" (a certain topic).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
toxicology 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) or 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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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
toxicology  (tŏk'sĭ-kŏl'ə-jē) Pronunciation Key
The scientific study of poisons, of their effects and detection, and of the treatment of poisoning. |
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