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ecotoxicology

ecotoxicology noun: the toxicology of a substance towards a wide range of organisms or towards an ecosystem; the study of ecotoxicity.

Noun

ecotoxicology (uncountable)

  1. The toxicology of a substance towards a wide range of organisms or towards an ecosystem; the study of ecotoxicity.

Origin of ecotoxicology

From eco- + toxicology.

Words formed from ecotoxicology

Questions about ecotoxicology

What does ecotoxicology mean?
Ecotoxicology means the toxicology of a substance towards a wide range of organisms or towards an ecosystem; the study of ecotoxicity.
What part of speech is ecotoxicology?
Ecotoxicology is a noun.

Words near ecotoxicology in the dictionary

  1. ecotoxicologic
  2. ecotoxicological
  3. ecotoxicologically
  4. ecotoxicologist
  5. ecotoxicologists
  6. ecotoxicology
  7. ecotoxin
  8. ecotoxins
  9. ecotravel
  10. ecotraveler
  11. ecotravelers

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