| 单词 | toxicology |
| 释义 | toxicology (once / 19408 pages) n Toxicology is the field that studies poisons, especially how poisons work and how to treat them. If you’re writing a true crime story, you should study toxicology to know what happens when the villain poisons the victim’s tea. Mwah ha ha. Have you ever seen a label that said "toxic"? That means that substance will harm you. Toxicology — which is a branch of pharmacology — has to do with toxic substances (poisons). It comes from the Greek word for “arrow poison.” Not all poisons come at the end of an arrow, though. If a toxicology report is done on a dead person, it will reveal if they had any dangerous substances in them, such as illegal drugs or drain cleaner. WORD FAMILYtoxicology: toxicological, toxicologist+/toxicologist: toxicologists USAGE EXAMPLESPolice say a final autopsy report and toxicology results are pending. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) A toxicology report found that at the time of the killings, DeMeerleer was off his medications. Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016) The results of an initial toxicology exam failed to find the presence of any narcotics in Mr. Schwab’s blood, his lawyer said. Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) n the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons Hyper materia medica, pharmacological medicine, pharmacology the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects |
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