chemist

American  

[kem-ist] / ˈkɛm ɪst /

noun

1. a specialist in chemistry.

2. British. a druggist.

3. Obsolete. alchemist.

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chemist British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• nonchemist noun

Etymology

Origin of chemist

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. )

Example Sentences

"But that's why we need chemists and people who understand chemical structure to be working in this field."

From Science Daily

Godlove, a young chemist the publisher hired in 1931 to help bring scientific rigor to the slippery business of defining colors.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lawrence, an organometallic chemist, says "chemists are here to solve problems and to try to make your world better."

From Science Daily

"Some of the SPF testing, I feel, has become a bit more of a marketing exercise than a real reflection of efficacy," cosmetic chemist Michelle Wong told the BBC last year.

From BBC

To make reactions easier and more efficient, chemists rely on substances called catalysts.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• analyst
• expert
• physicist