In Silico

Named after the silica, main component of computer parts. In silico technologies encompass a large number of approaches that may assist in the prediction of toxicity and fate of new and existing chemicals.

The In Silico approach differs from the in vivo and in vitro approaches.

Source: Raies AB, Bajic VB. In silico toxicology: computational methods for the prediction of chemical toxicity. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Computational Molecular Science. 2016;6:147-72.