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toxicology

/ˌtɒksɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables
tox-i-col-o-gy
IPA
/ˌtɒksɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi/
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature, effect, detection and treatment of poisons and poisoning.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From French toxicologie, equivalent to toxico- + -logy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

toxicologies (plural)

Derived Forms

biotoxicology cardiotoxicology chronotoxicology cytotoxicology ecotoxicology embryotoxicology endotoxicology genotoxicology homotoxicology ichthyotoxicology immunotoxicology mycotoxicology

Frequently Paired Words

toxicologist

Synonyms

tox

Rhymes With

technology psychology biology ideology theology methodology sociology geology ecology terminology anthropology physiology

Questions

How do you pronounce toxicology?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtɒksɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi/.
What does toxicology mean?
The branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature, effect, detection and treatment of poisons and poisoning.
Where does toxicology come from?
It is traced to French.

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