Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈkɛmɪst/
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ˈkɛmɪst
Noun
A person who specializes in the science of chemistry, especially at a professional level.
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It was Oxford now—the matriculation photograph, posed in the stony front quad at Corpus, the pelican on top of the sundial appearing to sit on the head of the lanky, begowned chemist at the centre of the back row.
As the world's drug habit shows, governments are failing in their quest to monitor every London window-box and Andean hillside for banned plants. But even that Sisyphean task looks easy next to the fight against synthetic drugs. No sooner has a drug been blacklisted than chemists adjust their recipe and start churning out a subtly different one.
Synonym of pharmacist.
Usage- Australia
- New-Zealand
- Nigeria
- UK usage
Synonym of pharmacy, especially as a standalone shop or general store.
Usage- Australia
- New-Zealand
- South-Africa
- UK usage
An alchemist.
Usage- Obsolete
Noun
a scientist who specializes in chemistry
- Broader terms
a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs