ecotoxicology

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noun

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

OriginEnglish toxicology ← French toxicologie ← Latin oeco- →
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Meanings

nounecotoxicology (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe toxicology of a substance towards a wide range of organisms or towards an ecosystem; the study of ecotoxicity.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weyḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wóyḱos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*wóikos
  4. Ancient Greekϝοῖκος (woîkos)
  5. Ancient Greekοἶκος (oîkos)
  6. Latinoeco-
  7. Frenchéco-
  8. Englisheco-
  9. Frenchtoxicologie
  10. Englishtoxicology
  11. Englishecotoxicology

From eco- + toxicology.

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Translations

Greek οικοτοξικολογία
  • οικοτοξικολογία (oikotoxikología)branch of science
Swedish ekotoxikologi
  • ekotoxikologibranch of science
Cite this entry
APA

ecotoxicology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecotoxicology

MLA

“ecotoxicology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecotoxicology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ecotoxicology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecotoxicology.

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