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PHARMACOLOGIST

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone trained in the science of drugs (their composition and uses and effects)

Synonyms:

pharmaceutical chemist; pharmacologist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("pharmacologist" is a kind of...):

apothecary; chemist; druggist; pharmacist; pill pusher; pill roller (a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs)

Instance hyponyms:

Loewi; Otto Loewi (United States pharmacologist (born in Germany) who was the first to show that acetylcholine is produced at the junction between a parasympathetic nerve and a muscle (1873-1961))

Derivation:

pharmacology (the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects)

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