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chemist
(kemɪst)
Word forms: plural chemists
1. countable noun
A chemist or a chemist's is a shop where drugs and medicines are sold or given out, and where you can buy cosmetics and some household goods.
[British] There are many creams available from the chemist which should clear the infection.
She went into a chemist's and bought some aspirin.
Synonyms: pharmacist, apothecary [obsolete], pharmacologist, dispenser More Synonyms of chemist
2. countable noun
A chemist is someone who works in a chemist's shop and is qualified to prepare and sell medicines.
[British]regional note: in AM, use druggist, pharmacist3. countable noun
A chemist is a person who does research connected with chemistry or who studies chemistry.
She worked as a research chemist.
chemist in British English
(ˈkɛmɪst)
noun
1. British
a shop selling medicines, cosmetics, etc
2. British
a qualified dispenser of prescribed medicines
3.
a person studying, trained in, or engaged in chemistry
4. an obsolete word for alchemist
Word origin
C16: from earlier chimist, from New Latin chimista, shortened from Medieval Latin alchimista alchemistchemist in American English
(ˈkɛmɪst)
noun
1.
an expert or specialist in chemistry
2. British
a pharmacist
3. Obsolete
an alchemist
Word origin
aphetic < alchemistImage ofchemist
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Examples of 'chemist' in a sentencechemist
Word lists withchemist
AmericaIn other languageschemist
British English: chemist /ˈkɛmɪst/ NOUN
person A chemist is a specially qualified person who prepares and sells medicines.
Ask your chemist for advice.
- American English: pharmacist
- Arabic: كِيميائِى
- Brazilian Portuguese: farmacêutico
- Chinese: 药剂师
- Croatian: kemičar
- Czech: lékárník
- Danish: farmaceut
- Dutch: apotheker
- European Spanish: farmacéutico
- Finnish: kemisti
- French: pharmacien
- German: Apotheke
- Greek: φαρμακοποιός
- Italian: farmacista
- Japanese: 薬局
- Korean: 약국
- Norwegian: kjemiker
- Polish: aptekarz
- European Portuguese: farmacêutico
- Romanian: farmacist
- Russian: химик
- Latin American Spanish: químico especialista en química
- Swedish: kemist
- Thai: เภสัชกร
- Turkish: kimyager
- Ukrainian: хімік
- Vietnamese: nhà hóa học
British English: chemist /ˈkɛmɪst/ NOUN
shop A chemist or a chemist's is a place where medicines are sold or given out.
Pick up the medicine from the chemist's.
- American English: pharmacy
- Arabic: صَيْدَلِيَّة
- Brazilian Portuguese: farmácia
- Chinese: 药房
- Croatian: ljekarna
- Czech: lékárna
- Danish: apotek
- Dutch: apotheek
- European Spanish: farmacia
- Finnish: apteekki
- French: pharmacie
- German: Apotheke
- Greek: φαρμακείο
- Italian: farmacia
- Japanese: 薬局
- Korean: 약국
- Norwegian: apotek
- Polish: apteka
- European Portuguese: farmácia
- Romanian: chimist
- Russian: аптека
- Latin American Spanish: farmacia
- Swedish: apotek
- Thai: ร้านขายยาหรือเครื่องสำอาง
- Turkish: eczane
- Ukrainian: аптека
- Vietnamese: cửa hàng dược phẩm
Chinese translation of 'chemist'
chemist
(ˈkɛmɪst)
n (c)
- (Brit) (also chemist's)
药(藥)商
(yàoshāng) (个(個), gè)美 = pharmacy - (Brit, in shop)
药(藥)剂(劑)师(師)
(yàojìshī) (个(個), gè)美 = druggist, pharmacist - (= scientist)
化学(學)家
(huàxuéjiā) (位, wèi)
在英式英语中，售药或者配药的商店通常叫做 chemist 或者 chemist's。 She went into a chemist's and bought some aspirin. pharmacy 也表示同样的意思，但不常用。在美式英语中，也使用 pharmacy。另一个同义词是 druggist。 drugstore 也表示同样意思，但通常是指除了药品以外还兼售饮料、小吃和其他小商品的商店。 At the drugstore I bought a can of Coke and the local papers.
(noun)
Definition
a qualified dispenser of prescribed medicines
She went into a chemist's and bought some aspirin.
Synonyms
pharmacist
apothecary (obsolete)
pharmacologist
dispenser
Synonyms of 'chemist'
chemist
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