chemist
Chemist in a white lab coat
Meaning
Noun
- A person who specializes in the science of chemistry, especially at a professional level.
- A pharmacist.
- A pharmacy.
- An alchemist.
Related
Similar words
- apothecary, druggist, pharmacist
- chemist's , chemist's shop , drugstore , pharmacy
Origin
- First attested 1562, borrowed from French chimiste, from Medieval Latin chimista, from earlier alchimista, from Arabic كيمياء, from article al- + Ancient Greek χυμεία ("art of alloying metals"), from χύμα, from χυμός, from χέω.
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