Thesaurus results for CHEMIST

chemist

noun

ˈke-mist

British

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 Founded in 2016 by chemist Francesco Merlino, the Stella McCartney collaborator positioned its technology at the intersection of green chemistry, agriculture and materials innovation, transforming agricultural residues into high-value biomaterials. —

Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 12 Mar. 2026 Justus von Liebig, a 19th-century organic chemist who studied food (he is credited with developing beef concentrate and an early form of infant formula), discovered how to condense yeast byproducts. —

Kristen Hartke, Saveur, 12 Mar. 2026 Enrichment For starters, enriching uranium isn’t simple, says former Los Alamos National Laboratory chemist Cheryl Rofer. —

Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026 Last year, the Sonning Prize, Denmark’s largest cultural award, was awarded to French gastronomic artist and chemist Hervé This. —

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pharmacist

Noun

The bill did contain a measure backed by DeSantis that would have allowed pharmacists to provide ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug often prescribed for animals, over-the-counter to adults without a prescription.

— News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
His ex-wife was born in Lincoln Park, a downriver suburb, and is a pharmacist.

— Detroit Free Press Staff, Freep.com, 13 Mar. 2026