Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neurotoxicology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
neu-ro-tox-i-col-o-gy
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The scientific study of poisoning by neurotoxins.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- French toxicologieder. English toxicology English neurotoxicology From neuro- + toxicology.

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What does neurotoxicology mean?
The scientific study of poisoning by neurotoxins.
Where does neurotoxicology come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- French toxicologieder. English toxicology English neurotoxicology From neuro- + toxicology.

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