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PHARMACOLOGIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone trained in the science of drugs (their composition and uses and effects)
Synonyms:
pharmaceutical chemist; pharmacologist
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pharmacologist" is a kind of...):
apothecary; chemist; druggist; pharmacist; pill pusher; pill roller (a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs)
Instance hyponyms:
Loewi; Otto Loewi (United States pharmacologist (born in Germany) who was the first to show that acetylcholine is produced at the junction between a parasympathetic nerve and a muscle (1873-1961))
Derivation:
pharmacology (the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects)
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