chemist

[kem-ist]

noun

1. a specialist in chemistry.

2. British.,  a druggist.

3. Obsolete.,  alchemist.

chemist

/ ˈkɛmɪst /

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

Other Word Forms

• nonchemist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of chemist¹

First recorded in 1555–65; from Greek chēm(ía) (also chēmeía, chymeía ) “art of alloying metals; alchemy” + -ist; replacing chymist, from Medieval Latin alchimista; alchemist ( def. )

Word History and Origins

Origin of chemist¹

C16: from earlier chimist, from New Latin chimista, shortened from Medieval Latin alchimista _alchemist

Example Sentences

Initially called “Fiber K” by the DuPont chemist who invented it, it was a replacement for the rubber used in women’s foundation garments, which was weighty, hot and quick to stretch out.

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As well as the cafe, Tarves features businesses such as a pub, a local shop, a chemist, and hairdressers.

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Ketones appear throughout organic molecules, which is why chemists are eager to create new reactions that take advantage of them when forming chemical bonds.

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I used to be a chemist, and half the people in my lab 20 years ago were from China.

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In 2021, a study in Science showed that chemists could use tandem nanoscale catalysts to merge several steps of this conversion into a single reaction -- an approach that increases yield and reduces costs.

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Related Words

• analyst 
• expert 
• physicist