Noun: pharmacologist ,faa(r)-mu'kó-lu-jist
- Someone trained in the science of drugs (their composition and uses and effects)
"The pharmacologist conducted research on new pain medications";
- pharmaceutical chemist
Derived forms: pharmacologists
Type of: apothecary [archaic], chemist, druggist [N. Amer], pharmacist, pill pusher [informal], pill roller [informal]
Encyclopedia: Pharmacologist