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toxicologist

American  
[tahk-si-kah-luhj-ist] / ˌtɑk sɪˈkɑ lədʒ ɪst /

noun

  1. a specialist or student in toxicology.


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Belgian toxicologist Benoit Nemery, who was consulted on the investigation but wasn’t one of the report’s authors, said the company’s self-assessments were “scientifically unsuitable” to calculate health risks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

“I certainly don’t feel comfortable with this much plastic in my brain,” said Matthew Campen, a toxicologist who led the study.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026

But toxicologist Dr Stephen Morley, giving evidence for the defence, said the levels in the victim's blood were "three times what toxicologists would be comfortable with", describing them as "likely to be fatal".

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2025

“They really are scared,” toxicologist Dan Costa, who retired from EPA in 2018, says of the agency researchers he’s in touch with.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 18, 2024

Impersonal as a toxicologist, he handles his poisonous acids with the gravity of a philosopher and the indifference of a destroying angel.

From Promenades of an Impressionist by Huneker, James