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Chemist
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| chemist (ˈkɛmɪst) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (Brit) a shop selling medicines, cosmetics, etc |
| 2. | (Brit) a qualified dispenser of prescribed medicines |
| 3. | a person studying, trained in, or engaged in chemistry |
| 4. | an obsolete word for alchemist |
| [C16: from earlier chimist, from New Latin chimista, shortened from Medieval Latin alchimista | |
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Word Origin & History
chemist
1560s, "alchemist," chymist, from Fr. chimiste, from Mod.L. chimista, reduced from alchimista (see alchemy). Modern spelling is from c.1790. Meaning "chemical scientist" is from 1626; meaning "dealer in medicinal drugs" (mostly in England) is from 1745.
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Medical Dictionary
chemist chem·ist (kěm'ĭst)
n.
Abbr. chem.
A scientist specializing in chemistry.
A pharmacist.
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chemist definition
jargon(Cambridge) Someone who wastes computer time on number crunching when you'd far rather the computer were working out anagrams of your name or printing Snoopy calendars or running life patterns. May or may not refer to someone who actually studies chemistry.
[Jargon File]
(1995-02-07)
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