(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:52:31

Tox`i*col"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. poison + ;cf.F.toxicologie. See Toxic. ]

The science which treats of poisons, their effects, antidotes, and recignition; also, a discourse or treatise on the science.

 

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