chemist

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 The founders of the company hold extensive histories as dentists and chemists. Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024 To assist, Jefferson assigned a chemist and druggist by the name of George Hunter. Curtis Varnell The Timepiece, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024 Alexis Rochester is a professional chemist and the writer of the Chemistry Cachet blog focused on shedding light on the daily functions of chemistry around the house. Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024 The process is hundreds of years old—it was pioneered in the late 18th century, and famously used by British chemist Sir Humphry Davy to isolate multiple new elements in the early 1800s. Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chemist 

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“Chemist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chemist. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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