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chemist

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chem·​ist | \ ˈke-mist How to pronounce chemist (audio) \

Definition of chemist

1a obsolete : alchemist
b : one trained in chemistry
2 British : pharmacist
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Examples of chemist in a Sentence

let's ask the chemist whether it's safe to take these two drugs together
Recent Examples on the Web In 1938, German chemists Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann discovered nuclear fission by splitting the nuclei of uranium into lighter elements. — BostonGlobe.com, "In 1777, France recognized American independence.," 18 Dec. 2019 But if chemists are passing out miracle slugging pills in clubhouses now, nobody has caught on. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, "M.L.B. Sends Message: Pitchers, Not Baseballs, Must Adapt," 11 Dec. 2019 Roggen said, but chemists view marijuana more objectively. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "How much pot in that brownie? Chocolate can throw off tests," 26 Aug. 2019 An offbeat, chatty, restless and unconventional chemist, Mullis defied the stereotype of the Nobel Prize winner. — Daily Pilot, "Kary Mullis, a Newport resident and quirky Nobel laureate whose DNA discovery changed the science world, dies," 14 Aug. 2019 Dogs detect 10 fundamental explosives from each of the six main families of explosives and four electives that ATF chemists make and transport to testing events. — Nina Bertelsen, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Canine teams from the Midwest are training in Wisconsin this week. Here are 9 things to know about explosive-sniffing K-9s," 24 Oct. 2018 Dorothy, a retired chemist, and Charlie, a retired doctor, are both now in their 80s. — Steve Hartman, CBS News, "Couple who restores musical instruments has given away hundreds to Rochester students," 13 Dec. 2019 Get our daily newsletter Now, though, a team led by Yaniv Erlich of Erlich Lab, an Israeli company, and Robert Grass, a chemist at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, in Zurich, have had another idea. — The Economist, "DNA could be used to embed useful information into everyday objects," 12 Dec. 2019 Sabine Hadida, a chemist, led the creation of a drug that broke many of the rules of traditional chemistry. — Adam Feuerstein, STAT, "‘A game-changer’: How Vertex delivered on cystic fibrosis," 23 Oct. 2019

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First Known Use of chemist

1559, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

History and Etymology for chemist

New Latin chimista, short for Medieval Latin alchimista

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6 Jan 2020

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“Chemist.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chemist. Accessed 19 January 2020.

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chemist

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English Language Learners Definition of chemist

: a person who studies or does research in the science of chemistry

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chemist

noun
chem·​ist | \ ˈke-mist How to pronounce chemist (audio) \

Kids Definition of chemist

: a person trained or engaged in chemistry

chemist

noun
chem·​ist | \ ˈkem-əst How to pronounce chemist (audio) \

Medical Definition of chemist

1 : one trained in chemistry
2 British : pharmacist

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