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First attested 1562; < French chimiste < Mediaeval Latin chimista for earlier alchimista < Arabic الكيمياء (al-kímiya’) < article al- + Ancient Greek χυμεία (khumeia), “‘art of alloying metals’”) < χύμα (khuma), “‘fluid’”) < χυμός (khumos), “‘juice’”) < χέω (kheō), “‘I pour’”).

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Noun

Singular chemist

Plural chemists

chemist (plural chemists)

  1. (obsolete) An alchemist.
  2. A person whose occupation specializes in the science of chemistry, especially at a professional level.
  3. (chiefly British) A pharmacist.
  4. (chiefly British) A pharmacy.

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