noun
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a shop selling medicines, cosmetics, etc
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a qualified dispenser of prescribed medicines
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a person studying, trained in, or engaged in chemistry
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an obsolete word for alchemist
Other Word Forms
- nonchemist noun
Etymology
Origin of chemist
First recorded in 1555–65; from Greek chēm(ía) (also chēmeía, chymeía ) “art of alloying metals; alchemy” + -ist; replacing chymist, from Medieval Latin alchimista; alchemist ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Back in the 1990s, chemists invented a weird substance called a metal-organic framework.
By adjusting the ligands attached to the central metal atom, chemists can fine tune how the catalyst behaves.
From Science Daily
For many years, chemists knew of only one silicon based aromatic compound.
From Science Daily
To solve this puzzle, an interdisciplinary team of chemists, biophysicists, and engineers used a range of advanced computational and laboratory techniques.
From Science Daily
People usually rely on landmarks instead - like "near the blue gate" or "behind the chemist" and so on.
From BBC
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