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toxicologist

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A scientist or physician who specializes in toxicology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

one who studies the nature and effects of poisons and their treatment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: medical scientist

Narrower terms: Hamilton, Alice Hamilton

History

Etymology

Etymology tree French toxicologieder. English toxicology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English toxicologist From toxicology + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: toxicòleg — scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology
  • Danish: toksikolog — scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology
  • Dutch: toxicoloog — scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology
  • Finnish: toksikologi — scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology
  • French: toxicologue — scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology
  • Galician: toxicólogo — scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology
  • Galician: toxicóloga — scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology
  • German: Toxikologe — scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology
  • German: Toxikologin — scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology
  • Hungarian: toxikológus — scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology
  • Italian: tossicologo — scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology
  • Italian: tossicologa — scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology
  • Polish: toksykolog — scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology
  • Portuguese: toxicologista — scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology
  • Portuguese: toxicólogo — scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology
  • Russian: токсико́лог (toksikólog) — scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology
  • Spanish: toxicólogo — scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology
  • Spanish: toxicóloga — scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology
  • Swedish: toxikolog — scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology
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