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
The idea was proposed in 1948 by Princeton chemist Walter Kauzmann, who theorized that cooling glass far enough could eventually produce a perfectly stable amorphous structure where molecules are packed as tightly as possible.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
University of Notre Dame PhD candidate Esmee Belzer, an analytical chemist, is working on the environment at a granular level, studying road dust and detecting the spread of lead and other pollutants.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
During the formulation process, the DEZI SKIN team works closely with chemists domestically and internationally to ensure formulas are optimized for maximum efficacy.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
At least 20% of unapproved peptides tested since October by BTLabs, a drug-testing company, were found to be mislabeled, says Rina Dukor, a chemist and the company’s co-founder.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
University of Notre Dame PhD candidate Esmee Belzer, an analytical chemist, is working on the environment at a granular level, studying road dust and detecting the spread of lead and other pollutants.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
During the formulation process, the DEZI SKIN team works closely with chemists domestically and internationally to ensure formulas are optimized for maximum efficacy.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
At least 20% of unapproved peptides tested since October by BTLabs, a drug-testing company, were found to be mislabeled, says Rina Dukor, a chemist and the company’s co-founder.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chemist
pharmacist
Noun
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Nurses and pharmacists scramble to rewrite orders.—
Alex Mejia Garcia,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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Johnson eventually connected with a helpful pharmacist at CVS who stayed on the phone with her and scoured an internal database to find enough to fill her son’s prescription at a pharmacy nearly an hour’s drive from her home.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Chemist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chemist. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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