Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who treats of or is versed in the nature and action of poisons.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One versed in toxicology; the writer of a treatise on poisons.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
scientist orphysician who specializes intoxicology .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun one who studies the nature and effects of poisons and their treatment
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Examples
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The lecturer urged that the science of medicine (for the poisons of the toxicologist were the medicines of the physician) must be experimental.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 Various
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I don ` t think any kind of toxicologist could make that determination.
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I don ` t think any kind of toxicologist could make that determination.
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Aposhian, a professor at the University of Arizona whom Allen described as “an elderly, hard-of-hearing toxicologist with a halo of white hair surrounding his large bald pate,” had written an expert report detailing how thimerosal caused “injury to the developing brains of human embryos and young children” such as Michelle.
The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011
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Kristie Sullivan , a toxicologist at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit that includes the Cancer Project, says it is true that one source of carcinogens is eliminated if smoke doesn't come up from the heat source and onto the meat.
Burning Pellets in the Grill Laura Johannes 2011
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Roger McClellan, a toxicologist who led the panel during George H. W. Bush's presidency and has consulted for oil and gas companies on air-quality issues, says clinical studies of human volunteers exposed to controlled levels of ozone don't provide "convincing evidence of clinically significant effects" below 80 parts per billion.
A Short History of Ozone Stephen Power 2011
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Mayer worked with Dr. Patricia Hoyer, an ovarian toxicologist, studying diseases common in aging women but faced an obstacle in the lab when experimenting on mice.
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Aposhian, a professor at the University of Arizona whom Allen described as “an elderly, hard-of-hearing toxicologist with a halo of white hair surrounding his large bald pate,” had written an expert report detailing how thimerosal caused “injury to the developing brains of human embryos and young children” such as Michelle.
The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011
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Some include magnesium, calcium, potassium or urea, which also can pose problems when consumed in large amounts, says Camille DeClementi , senior toxicologist for the Animal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Ready for the Dog Days of Winter? Gwendolyn Bounds 2011
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Some include magnesium, calcium, potassium or urea, which also can pose problems when consumed in large amounts, says Camille DeClementi , senior toxicologist for the Animal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Ice-Melt Poses Pet Risks Gwendolyn Bounds 2011
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