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TOXICOLOGIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One who studies the nature and effects of poisons and their treatment
Classified under:
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)
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