pharmacognosistn.
/ˌfɑːməˈkɒɡnəsɪst/, U.S. /ˌfɑrməˈkɑɡnəsəst/ An expert or specialist in pharmacognosy.
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pharmacologista1728
pharmacognosist1911
psychopharmacologist1958
pharmacogeneticist1971
1911 Science 21 July 72/1 The committee on personnel of the department of agriculture..have made to the secretary of agriculture a report on the engagement of Dr. H. H. Rusby as pharmacognosist.
1927 R. H. Platt & R. T. Farnham Bk. Opportunities 324 Pharmacognocist. Analyzes crude drugs under microscope to determine purity, genuineness.
1939 Nature 1 Apr. 540/2 The complete pharmacognosist is a man of many parts. His preliminary training in botany, zoology, chemistry and physics furnishes him with a foundation on which to build experience in the technique of microscopy, histology, morphology, [etc.].
1972 Nature 21 Jan. 134/1 Some people may have thought of pharmacognosists as witch doctors in that their methods of selection of plants for study have relied to some extent on folklore and ancient custom.
1986 Jrnl. Alternative Med. Sept. 4/1 It would appear that the pharmacognosists have forgotten about the hundred or so trained herbal practitioners and have instead concentrated solely on the activity of these health food shops.
2003 Lancet 11 Jan. 103/1 A third outside reviewer (a pharmacognocist) resolved issues when decisions were split.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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