as in pharmacists
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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Recent Examples of chemists
Small but mighty, microorganisms are nature’s chemists.
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Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
To tackle this, a team of material chemists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed a more sustainable electrolyte – the compound that facilitates the movement of lithium ions between a battery's cathode and anode.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
The lab brings together chemists, engineers, and materials scientists, each contributing unique expertise.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Lee says the government is losing chemists, toxicologists, engineers and others who ensure drugs and medical devices are safe and effective and food ingredients aren't poisonous.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
More than 240 consumer safety specialists have left across the agency, including nearly 40 workers responsible for safeguarding food, plus about 220 chemists, biologists and toxicologists.
—ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2025
As many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists -- 75% of the research program's staff -- could be laid off, according to documents reviewed by Democratic staff on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
—arkansasonline.com, 19 Mar. 2025
In recent experiments, the team of chemists noticed that when water droplets move around — like in windblown sea spray, for instance — those droplets tend to develop different electrical charges.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 19 Mar. 2025
During that time, chemists and device physicists were able to regularly produce a smaller, lower-power, faster transistor that could be used for every function on a chip and that would lead to a steady increase in computing capability.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 May 2023
Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
To tackle this, a team of material chemists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed a more sustainable electrolyte – the compound that facilitates the movement of lithium ions between a battery's cathode and anode.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
The lab brings together chemists, engineers, and materials scientists, each contributing unique expertise.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Lee says the government is losing chemists, toxicologists, engineers and others who ensure drugs and medical devices are safe and effective and food ingredients aren't poisonous.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
More than 240 consumer safety specialists have left across the agency, including nearly 40 workers responsible for safeguarding food, plus about 220 chemists, biologists and toxicologists.
—ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2025
As many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists -- 75% of the research program's staff -- could be laid off, according to documents reviewed by Democratic staff on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
—arkansasonline.com, 19 Mar. 2025
In recent experiments, the team of chemists noticed that when water droplets move around — like in windblown sea spray, for instance — those droplets tend to develop different electrical charges.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 19 Mar. 2025
During that time, chemists and device physicists were able to regularly produce a smaller, lower-power, faster transistor that could be used for every function on a chip and that would lead to a steady increase in computing capability.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chemists
pharmacists
Noun
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In some states, pharmacists are also legally barred from administering vaccines that ACIP does not recommend.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Teachers, train drivers, pharmacists and hospital staff were among those who went on strike as part of the day of protests, while teenagers blocked dozens of high schools.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Chemists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chemists. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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