as in pharmacists
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
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.
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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
The study relied heavily on collaboration with chemists at UC Berkeley.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 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
Such a team can include explosives specialists, bomb technicians, forensic chemists and canine handlers.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Small but mighty, microorganisms are nature’s chemists.
—Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
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
The study relied heavily on collaboration with chemists at UC Berkeley.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 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
Such a team can include explosives specialists, bomb technicians, forensic chemists and canine handlers.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Small but mighty, microorganisms are nature’s chemists.
—Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chemists
pharmacists
Noun
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Last month, the governor bucked Kennedy by signing an order allowing pharmacists to continue giving COVID shots without a prescription.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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Gerard Maderazo, who sits on the bargaining committee for Local 770, said Wednesday night that Kaiser would be forced to temporarily shutter most pharmacies if a strike involving its pharmacists and technicians moves forward.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Chemists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chemists. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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