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a·poth·e·car·y       (ə-pŏth'ĭ-kěr'ē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. a·poth·e·car·ies
  1. One that prepares and sells drugs and other medicines; a pharmacist.
  2. See pharmacy.


[Middle English apotecarie, from Old French apotecaire and from Medieval Latin apothēcārius, both from Late Latin, clerk, from Latin apothēca, storehouse, from Greek apothēkē : apo-, away; see apo- + thēkē, receptacle; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]

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