TOXICOLOGIST

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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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