toxicologist en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree French toxicologieder. English toxicology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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.
Meanings
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A scientist or physician who specializes in toxicology.
Toxicologists at the Taft Laboratory at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) here are dosing mice with poppers to solve the baffling mystery of diseases which are killing gay men.
1982 April 10, John Zeh, “Mice Test Poppers”, in Gay Community News, page 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| toxicologists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
biotoxicologist]] · ecotoxicologist · mycotoxicologist · neurotoxicologist · immunotoxicologist
Translations (19)
de Toxikologin (scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology) · de Toxikologe (scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology) · es toxicólogo (scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology) · it tossicologo (scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology) · es toxicóloga (scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology) · ca toxicòleg (scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology) · it tossicologa (scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology) · sv toxikolog (scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology) · ru токсико́лог (scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology) · da toksikolog (scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology) · gl toxicólogo (scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology) · pl toksykolog (scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology) · fr toxicologue (scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology) · nl toxicoloog (scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology) · gl toxicóloga (scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology) · fi toksikologi (scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology) · pt toxicologista (scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology) · hu toxikológus (scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology) · pt toxicólogo (scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology)