Toxicologist

noun

noun ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A scientist or physician who specializes in toxicology.

    "Toxicologists at the Taft Laboratory at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) here are dosing mice with poppers to solve the baffling mystery of diseases which are killing gay men."

  2. 2
    one who studies the nature and effects of poisons and their treatment wordnet

Example

More examples

"Toxicologists at the Taft Laboratory at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) here are dosing mice with poppers to solve the baffling mystery of diseases which are killing gay men."

Etymology

From toxicology + -ist.

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