toxicology
/ˌtɒksɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi/noun
toxicology is spelled T-O-X-I-C-O-L-O-G-Y: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, toxicology means “The branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature, effect, detection and treatment of poisons and poisoning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of toxicology is toxicologies.
How many letters and syllables are in toxicology?
| Letters | 10: T-O-X-I-C-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is toxicology?
Toxicology appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce toxicology?
- /ˌtɒksɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi/
Toxicology has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-toxicology.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-toxicology.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of toxicology
- toxicologies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does toxicology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature, effect, detection and treatment of poisons and poisoning.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate toxicology?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of toxicology: tox.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Toxicology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense scientific study of poisons and poisoning:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | toxicologie |
| German | Toxikologie, Giftkunde |
| Portuguese | toxicologia |
| Spanish | toxicología |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does toxicology come from?
From French toxicologie, equivalent to toxico- + -logy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).