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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The founders of the company hold extensive histories as dentists and chemists.
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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
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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
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“Chemist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chemist. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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