toxicology
noun
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Even though most of us are aware of toxicology primarily from crime shows on TV, toxicologists actually do most of their work in other fields. Many are employed by drug companies, others by chemical companies. Many work for the government, making sure the public is being kept safe from environmental poisons in the water, soil, and air, as well as unhealthy substances in our food and drugs. These issues often have to do with quantity; questions about how much of some substance should be considered dangerous, whether in the air or in a soft drink, may be left to toxicologists. But occasionally a toxicology task may be more exciting: for instance, discovering that what looked like an ordinary heart attack was actually brought on by a hypodermic injection of a paralyzing muscle relaxant.
Examples of toxicology in a Sentence
Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025
Sao Paulo police are treating Jankavski’s death as suspicious and have ordered an autopsy and toxicology report, according to CNN Brazil.
—Joseph Wilkinson, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
The São Paulo Public Security Secretariat has requested necropsy and toxicology tests, and the case was registered as a suspect, the outlet also reported.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
The result is preliminary pending the results of toxicology tests as possible contributing factors.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Toxicology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toxicology. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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