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toxicological

toxicological

3 7.2
Relating to the study of poisons and how they harm living things
  • adjective
  • /ˌtɒksɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
  • Specialized
: toxicología
  • The assessment consisted of three parts: review of existing environmental and medical data, exposure pathway analysis, and toxicological analysis.
  • toxicological analysis
  • toxicological profile
  • toxicological studies

But to my knowledge, this is the first time it was used as a toxicological measure in humans, right?

Examples

  • Each of these factors is addressed individually as a part of the toxicological analysis.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Table 4 shows the toxicological analysis for the Rumpke Sanitary Landfill landslide.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The next step in the public health assessment process is the toxicological analysis.

    Academic text (1997)

  • But to my knowledge, this is the first time it was used as a toxicological measure in humans, right?

    Andrew Huberman

  • You have reached a toxicological control facility.

    Warning Sign (1985)

  • Second, continuous exposure for 1 month was used to assess cumulative toxicological effects.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Government toxicological officials are expected to announce malachite green as a proven human carcinogen.

    Academic text (2004)

  • A company in Indianapolis, Indiana, called AIT Laboratories, performed the toxicological urine analysis in this case.

    Blog text (14)

  • Through the IRIS database, the EPA has published science-based health and toxicological assessments for more than 550 chemicals (US EPA, 2016).

    Academic text (2017)

  • The toxicological tests confirmed that the substance was harmful to humans.

Synonyms

toxicologic
vstoxicological
  • Specialized
1 8.1

The study of poisons and how they harm people or animals

focuses specifically on effects on living organisms

Surface Forms

toxicological positive

Morphology

toxicological = toxicology (transparent) = toxic + ology + al

If a learner knows the base word 'toxicology', the adjective 'toxicological' is a regular and predictable relational form meaning 'relating to toxicology'.

Etymology

Toxicological comes from toxic, related to toxin, meaning 'poison', and the part -logical, like in biology, meaning 'study'. So, toxicological is about the scientific study of poisons and their effects on living things.