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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Many inorganic chemists focus on the transition metals – the elements in the middle of the periodic table.
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Daniel Freedman, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2025
In Part 1 of an exclusive interview, Brian shared the incredible journey that led him here—starting as a chemist for a dental company, moving into the labs of William Grant & Sons, and eventually becoming the apprentice and successor of the legendary Malt Master, David Stewart.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The most poignant of these inclusions is the pairing of three cloud studies in oil on paper by John Constable from the early 1820s with four watercolor cloud studies by Luke Howard, a British chemist who in 1803 first proposed a Latinate classification for clouds, a system still in use today.
—Red Cameron, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
The creation of club soda is credited to English chemist Joseph Priestley, who discovered how to infuse water with carbon dioxide in 1767.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
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Daniel Freedman, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2025
In Part 1 of an exclusive interview, Brian shared the incredible journey that led him here—starting as a chemist for a dental company, moving into the labs of William Grant & Sons, and eventually becoming the apprentice and successor of the legendary Malt Master, David Stewart.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The most poignant of these inclusions is the pairing of three cloud studies in oil on paper by John Constable from the early 1820s with four watercolor cloud studies by Luke Howard, a British chemist who in 1803 first proposed a Latinate classification for clouds, a system still in use today.
—Red Cameron, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
The creation of club soda is credited to English chemist Joseph Priestley, who discovered how to infuse water with carbon dioxide in 1767.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Chemist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chemist. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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