different between toxicology vs toxalbumin

English

Etymology

From French toxicologie, equivalent to toxico- +? -logy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?ks??k?l?d?i/

Noun

toxicology (countable and uncountable, plural toxicologies)

1. (sciences, pharmacology) The branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature, effect, detection and treatment of poisons and poisoning.

Related terms

• toxicologist

Derived terms

Translations

English

Etymology

From toxin 'organic poison' (from Middle Latin toxicus 'poisonous', from Latin toxicum 'poison (for arrows)', from Ancient Greek (toxikon), from (toxa) 'arrows', from (toxon) 'bow') + albumin 'protein' (from French albumine, from Latin albumen 'egg white', from albus 'white').The term was first used in about 1890 by the research chemists Ludwig Brieger (1849-1919) and Sigmund Fraenkel (1868-1939).

Noun

toxalbumin (plural toxalbumins)

1. A protein which is toxic (i.e. organic and poisonous)

   Certain plants, viperine snake venom, resin and various bacteria contain toxalbumins

Related terms

• toxaemia
• toxicity
• toxicogenic
• toxicology
• toxicomania
• toxicophobia
• toxicosis
• toxisterol
• toxophil
• toxoplasmosis
• albumenate
• albumenize
• albumenoid
• albuminate
• albuminose