pharmacologist

Other forms: pharmacologists

Definitions of pharmacologist
  1. noun
    someone trained in the science of drugs (their composition and uses and effects)
    synonyms: pharmaceutical chemist
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    examples:
    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)
    type of:
    apothecary, chemist, druggist, pharmacist, pill pusher, pill roller
    a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
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