CRC PRESS' DICTIONARY OF TOXICOLOGY. This item is unavailable.CRC PRESS' DICTIONARY OF TOXICOLOGY

This reference contains a staggering number of well-researched and commonly used terms from toxicology and related fields. Scientists from virtually every environmentally oriented field, from chemistry to nursing to agriculture, will find what they need in this dictionary. It features vast coverage of terms, from chemical names and pathogenic terms to official abbreviations, environmental topics, and biological definitions. Each entry categorizes all major definitions and usage, with extensive cross-references for synonyms and related entries. Including nearly every major technical toxicological term as applied to both human and environmental studies, Lewis' Dictionary of Toxicology is broader and more comprehensive than any other to date. It is based on terms found in more than 600 journals, 15,000 reprints of scientific papers, and numerous leading reference sources.

..."a volume that should be on every toxicologist's desk to address those nagging questions about what those "new" terms really mean when reading the latest research journal or review article on an unfamiliar toxicosis. It is massive - over 1,100 pages - and is well cross-referenced so that individual words within phrases can be defined with or without context." -Vet Human Toxicology "is easy to use in its standard dictionary format with terms arranged alphabetically and printed in a bold fontrecommended for health sciences, science, special and college libraries." -E-STREAMS, August 1999