as in pharmacist
a person who prepares drugs according to a doctor's prescription
let's ask the chemist whether it's safe to take these two drugs together
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Recent Examples of chemist
After World War I, chemists involved in the war effort sought to apply their knowledge to medicine.
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Christine Coughlin, The Conversation, 9 May 2025
Geologists will examine high-resolution maps of the site to determine where exactly the eruption occurred, while chemists study how the vent’s hydrothermal fluids changed before and after the eruption and biologists trace how life returns to the area.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
Around the same time, a crop of influential food chemists introduced the concept of vitamins and minerals to the general public, and loudly pitched daily milk drinking as a low-cost life hack for better health and vigor.
—HubSpot, 2 May 2025
After consulting dozens of chemists and conducting years of research, Peach & Lily was ready to transform shoppers’ complexions.
—Jennifer Chan, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2025
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Christine Coughlin, The Conversation, 9 May 2025
Geologists will examine high-resolution maps of the site to determine where exactly the eruption occurred, while chemists study how the vent’s hydrothermal fluids changed before and after the eruption and biologists trace how life returns to the area.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
Around the same time, a crop of influential food chemists introduced the concept of vitamins and minerals to the general public, and loudly pitched daily milk drinking as a low-cost life hack for better health and vigor.
—HubSpot, 2 May 2025
After consulting dozens of chemists and conducting years of research, Peach & Lily was ready to transform shoppers’ complexions.
—Jennifer Chan, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chemist
pharmacist
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If your pharmacy is closing soon, E. Michael Murphy, an assistant professor of clinical pharmacy at The Ohio State University, encourages being proactive and asking your pharmacist where your prescriptions are being sent and whether that pharmacy has your insurance and medication history.—
Addy Bink,
The Hill,
3 June 2025
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The physicians discovered that the pharmacist had accidentally given them the wrong substance, the later identification of which led to the development of acetaminophen, or Tylenol.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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“Chemist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chemist. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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