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chemist
/ ˈɛɪ /
noun
- a shop selling medicines, cosmetics, etc
- a qualified dispenser of prescribed medicines
- a person studying, trained in, or engaged in chemistry
- an obsolete word for alchemist
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ԴDz·i noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of chemist1
First recorded in 1555–65; from Greek ŧ(í) (also chēmeía, chymeía ) “art of alloying metals; alchemy” + -ist; replacing chymist, from Medieval Latin alchimista; alchemist ( def )
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of chemist1
C16: from earlier chimist, from New Latin chimista, shortened from Medieval Latin alchimista alchemist
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There was a cautious welcome from representatives of High Street chemists but warnings that the extra funding would not be enough to cover rising costs.
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The National Pharmacy Association, representing community chemists in the UK, sought views on the issue.
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He was visiting a chemist in Omagh to have a film developed and to pick up a prescription.
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He recalled Shipman telling him when he gave him a prescription: "Don't waste my time. Get it into a chemist."
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Rogers went on to become a chemist at the Department of Water and Power, where a staff photo showed him as the only Black man among a sea of white faces.
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