pharmacologist

1 of 2

noun

phar·​ma·​col·​o·​gist ˌfär-mə-ˈkäl-ə-jəst 

: a specialist in pharmacology

pharmacology

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noun

phar·​ma·​col·​o·​gy ˌfär-mə-ˈkäl-ə-jē 

plural pharmacologies

1

: the science of drugs including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology

2

: the properties and reactions of drugs especially with relation to their therapeutic value

pharmacological

-kə-ˈläj-i-kəl 

adjective

also pharmacologic

-ik 

pharmacologically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb