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Toxicology
A branch of biology, chemistry, and medicine concerned with the study of the adverse effects of chemicals or physical agents on living organisms, as well as the symptoms, mechanisms, treatments and detection of poisoning, especially the poisoning of people.
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Toxicology
Stereoselective synthesis
Biology; Toxicology
Chemical reaction (or reaction sequence) in which one or more new elements of chirality are formed in a substrate molecule and which produces the stereoisomeric (enantiomeric or diastereoisomeric) ...
Structural alert
Biology; Toxicology
Chemical grouping which is known to be associated with a particular type of toxic effect, e.g. mutagenicity.
Photolysis
Biology; Toxicology
Cleavage of one or more covalent bonds in a molecular entity resulting from absorption of light, or a photochemical process in which such cleavage is an essential part. Note: Term often used ...
Precision (in metrology)
Biology; Toxicology
Closeness of agreement between indications obtained by replicate measurements on the same or similar objects under specified conditions. Note: Measurement precision is usually expressed numerically ...
Trueness
Biology; Toxicology
Closeness of agreement between the average of an theoretically infinite number of replicate measured quantity values and a reference quantity value.
Serum
Biology; Toxicology
Clear watery fluid especially that moistening the surface of serous membranes or that exuded through inflammation of any of these membranes.
