chemist
Senso (Inglese)
- A person who specializes in the science of chemistry, especially at a professional level.
- (Australia, British, New-Zealand) Synonym of pharmacist.
- (Australia, British, New-Zealand, South-Africa) Synonym of pharmacy, especially as a standalone shop or general store.
- (obsolete) An alchemist.
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sinonimi
pharmaceutical chemist
dispensing chemist
pill pusher
pill roller
chemist’s
chemist’s shop
medical man
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Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈkɛmɪst/
Etimologia (Inglese)
First attested 1562, borrowed from French chimiste, from Medieval Latin chimista, from earlier alchimista (literally “alchemist”), from Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), from article al- + Ancient Greek χυμεία (khumeía, “art of alloying metals”), from χύμα (khúma, “fluid”), from χυμός (khumós, “juice”), from χέω (khéō, “I pour”). As a synonym for pharmacy, a metonymous use of the proprietor to stand for their shop.
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