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chemist definition

chem·ist (-ist)

noun

  1. an expert or specialist in chemistry
  2. Brit. a pharmacist
  3. Obsolete an alchemist

Etymology: aphetic < alchemist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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