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
Research opens a channel, but more is needed Since refrigerating people wasn’t a viable treatment, chemists and pharmacologists needed to create a small molecule that could replicate what happened in the cold.
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Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
These pioneering chemists from IQUEMA also spearheaded other astonishing, detailed archaeological initiatives that determined the compositions of old wine and aromas of the Roman Empire and of the mortars used in the Domus of Salvius, in the present case.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
Illicit chemists and dealers may have realized that MDPV was too extreme.
—Jonathan Corum, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
There is still a lot of work to be done on improving and optimizing their designs, but the chemists believe that their discoveries may soon become commercially viable alternatives to today’s supercapacitors.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 Mar. 2026
The data company, Handshake, has seen a threefold increase in demand since last summer, and has a network of white-collar professionals from chemists to screenwriters providing data.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 18 Mar. 2026
This led Nobel Laureate chemists Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch to develop a process of combining nitrogen from the atmosphere with hydrogen at extreme temperatures and pressures in the presence of a catalyst.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 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
Linus Pauling was one of the world’s greatest chemists.
—Big Think, 28 Jan. 2026
Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
These pioneering chemists from IQUEMA also spearheaded other astonishing, detailed archaeological initiatives that determined the compositions of old wine and aromas of the Roman Empire and of the mortars used in the Domus of Salvius, in the present case.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
Illicit chemists and dealers may have realized that MDPV was too extreme.
—Jonathan Corum, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
There is still a lot of work to be done on improving and optimizing their designs, but the chemists believe that their discoveries may soon become commercially viable alternatives to today’s supercapacitors.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 Mar. 2026
The data company, Handshake, has seen a threefold increase in demand since last summer, and has a network of white-collar professionals from chemists to screenwriters providing data.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 18 Mar. 2026
This led Nobel Laureate chemists Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch to develop a process of combining nitrogen from the atmosphere with hydrogen at extreme temperatures and pressures in the presence of a catalyst.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 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
Linus Pauling was one of the world’s greatest chemists.
—Big Think, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chemists
pharmacists
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The bill also allowed pharmacists to provide ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug often prescribed for animals, over-the-counter to adults without a prescription.—
Ana Goñi-Lessan,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
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Bradham only hired licensed pharmacists, according to Avery's research, which wasn’t the norm.—
Ryan Wilusz,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Chemists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chemists. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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