chemist

[ kem-ist ]

noun

1. a specialist in chemistry.
2. British. a druggist.
3. Obsolete. alchemist.

chemist

/ ˈkɛmɪst /

noun

1. a shop selling medicines, cosmetics, etc
2. a qualified dispenser of prescribed medicines
3. a person studying, trained in, or engaged in chemistry
4. an obsolete word for alchemist

Other Words From

• non·chemist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of chemist¹

First recorded in 1555–65; from Greek chēm(ía) (also chēmeía, chymeía ) “art of alloying metals; alchemy” + -ist; replacing chymist, from Medieval Latin alchimista; alchemist ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of chemist¹

C16: from earlier chimist, from New Latin chimista, shortened from Medieval Latin alchimista alchemist

Example Sentences

“These papers are a really a great step forward,” says Will Dichtel, a chemist at Northwestern University.

From Science Magazine

In one verse, Saldaña sings/raps Spanish lyrics that translate to: “The chemist, he recently had his business partner and family killed / All to the slaughter! / And what did they do with the corpses? / Acid!”

From Los Angeles Times

Now, chemists at the University of California, Berkeley, have discovered that a porous material can act like a sponge to capture CO2 at temperatures close to those of many industrial exhaust streams.

From Science Daily

These synthetic porous materials of interest to chemists specializing in selective encapsulation include such buzzwords as metal-organic frameworks, covalent organic frameworks, hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks, and zeolites.

From Science Daily

Leruth began his career as a food chemist and over the course of his life never stopped perfecting his one-of-a-kind and highly regarded vanilla extract.

From Salon

Related Words

• analyst
• expert
• physicist