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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 chemists
The organization taps a multidisciplinary group of physicians, scientists, chemists, engineers, epidemiologists, economists, psychologists, statisticians, sociologists, and community members to turn scientific discovery into actionable knowledge.
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Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
Despite the discovery of nuclear fission by Otto Hahn in December 1938 and significant achievements of other German physicists and chemists in research on the structure of the atom, the Nazis were not rushing to put that research to use.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
The findings were announced on Wednesday by chemists at Boston College.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
While this is partly true, an international team of archaeologists, geneticists, and chemists are confident that hominids have ingested the metal at various times over millions of years.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025
Because chemists can mix and match different metals and organic linkers, there are thousands of possible MOFs – each with unique properties.
—Bohong Zhang, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
The Two-Stage Tear Cascade While past research had already identified the irritant in onions—known to chemists as propanethial S-oxide—this study is the first to explain how the sulfur compound reaches a cook's eyes.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Even after chemists discovered that atoms aren’t actually knots, mathematicians ran with the idea, forming an entire branch of study around the tricky creatures.
—Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2025
This year, almost 800 people, ranging from cosmetic chemists to raw material suppliers to academic researchers, gathered outside Orlando.
—Kelly Dobos, Allure, 2 Oct. 2025
Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
Despite the discovery of nuclear fission by Otto Hahn in December 1938 and significant achievements of other German physicists and chemists in research on the structure of the atom, the Nazis were not rushing to put that research to use.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
The findings were announced on Wednesday by chemists at Boston College.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
While this is partly true, an international team of archaeologists, geneticists, and chemists are confident that hominids have ingested the metal at various times over millions of years.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025
Because chemists can mix and match different metals and organic linkers, there are thousands of possible MOFs – each with unique properties.
—Bohong Zhang, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
The Two-Stage Tear Cascade While past research had already identified the irritant in onions—known to chemists as propanethial S-oxide—this study is the first to explain how the sulfur compound reaches a cook's eyes.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Even after chemists discovered that atoms aren’t actually knots, mathematicians ran with the idea, forming an entire branch of study around the tricky creatures.
—Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2025
This year, almost 800 people, ranging from cosmetic chemists to raw material suppliers to academic researchers, gathered outside Orlando.
—Kelly Dobos, Allure, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chemists
pharmacists
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Healthcare providers or pharmacists can also help with this process.—
Fran Kritz,
Verywell Health,
3 Nov. 2025
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Here’s what pharmacists and doctors who treat postpartum depression and anxiety want new moms to know.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Chemists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chemists. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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