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chemist

[ kem-ist ]

noun

  1. a specialist in chemistry.
  2. British. a druggist.
  3. Obsolete. alchemist.


chemist

/ ˈɛɪ /

noun

  1. a shop selling medicines, cosmetics, etc
  2. a qualified dispenser of prescribed medicines
  3. a person studying, trained in, or engaged in chemistry
  4. an obsolete word for alchemist
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chemist1

First recorded in 1555–65; from Greek ŧ(í) (also chēmeía, chymeía ) “art of alloying metals; alchemy” + -ist; replacing chymist, from Medieval Latin alchimista; alchemist ( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chemist1

C16: from earlier chimist, from New Latin chimista, shortened from Medieval Latin alchimista alchemist
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The droplets seen here are referred to as exudates, and contain a plethora of both known and undiscovered secondary metabolites, whose uses are still being determined by fungal chemists. kind of tropes?

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A diligent student, he studied to be a chemist in college but decided instead to join the Jesuits, the highly intellectual order known for its focus on education and its engagement with gritty real-world situations.

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The young Bergoglio worked as a nightclub bouncer and floor sweeper, before graduating as a chemist.

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One of the women was a chemist and was able to get boxes of acid for us.

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There was a cautious welcome from representatives of High Street chemists but warnings that the extra funding would not be enough to cover rising costs.

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