'Toxicology' definitions:
Definition of 'toxicology'
(from WordNet)
noun
The branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons
Definition of 'Toxicology'
From: GCIDE
- Toxicology \Tox`i*col"o*gy\, n. [Gr. toxiko`n poison + -logy; cf. F. toxicologie. See Toxic. ] The science which treats of poisons, their effects, antidotes, and recognition; also, a discourse or treatise on the science. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'toxicology'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acaricide,
- anthelmintic,
- antibiotic,
- antiseptic,
- bug bomb,
- carbamate insecticide,
- chemosterilant,
- chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide,
- contact poison,
- defoliant,
- disinfectant,
- eradicant,
- fumigant,
- fungicide,
- germicide,
- herbicide,
- insect powder,
- insecticide,
- microbicide,
- miticide,
- organic chlorine,
- organic phosphate insecticide,
- pesticide,
- poison,
- rat poison,
- roach paste,
- roach powder,
- rodenticide,
- stomach poison,
- systemic,
- systemic insecticide,
- toxic,
- toxicant,
- toxin,
- venin,
- venom,
- vermicide,
- virus,
- weed killer