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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Depositphotos In a new MIT study – in partnership with Purdue, Northwestern, and Duke universities – chemists have discovered that inserting weaker bonds into polystyrene actually makes the material more resistant to damage.
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Shirl Leigh
june 10,
New Atlas,
10 June 2026
Mark Mitchnick, a pediatrician who invented transparent zinc oxide, which is known under the brand Z-Cote, said bemotrizinol will give chemists a new tool to make sunscreens that people will want to wear.
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Kff Health News,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
Essayli said chemists and scientists from the EPA have been brought from across the country to collect evidence as part of the probe, including taking soil samples.
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Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
Yu is a pioneer in studying carbon-hydrogen activation whose work has transformed how chemists build and modify complex molecules, with implications for drug discovery and medical research.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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Shirl Leigh
june 10,
New Atlas,
10 June 2026
Mark Mitchnick, a pediatrician who invented transparent zinc oxide, which is known under the brand Z-Cote, said bemotrizinol will give chemists a new tool to make sunscreens that people will want to wear.
—
Kff Health News,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
Essayli said chemists and scientists from the EPA have been brought from across the country to collect evidence as part of the probe, including taking soil samples.
—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
Yu is a pioneer in studying carbon-hydrogen activation whose work has transformed how chemists build and modify complex molecules, with implications for drug discovery and medical research.
—
Ashley MacKin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chemist
pharmacist
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Barbara Groom was in her late 30s, working as a successful pharmacist and bored out of her mind.
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Walmart has 15,000 pharmacists, roughly half of whom have been with the company for more than a decade, Host said.
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“Chemist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chemist. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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