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chemist's

chemist's noun: synonym of pharmacy, especially when run as a small standalone shop.

Noun

chemist's (plural chemists')

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK) Synonym of pharmacy, especially when run as a small standalone shop.
    • NHS doctors will only be giving the drug out to people with symptoms and don’t want individuals to try stockpiling the drug themselves. But Tamiflu is available at chemists’ if you can get a private prescription.2005 September 12, Damian Whitworth, “Urban worrier”, in The Times, London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2026
    Synonyms:
    pharmacy

Synonyms of chemist's

Forms of chemist's

pluralchemists'

Origin of chemist's

Clipping of chemist's shop, in the British use of chemist as a synonym for pharmacist.

Phrases with chemist's

Questions about chemist's

What does chemist's mean?
Chemist's means synonym of pharmacy, especially when run as a small standalone shop.
What part of speech is chemist's?
Chemist's is a noun.
What is the plural of chemist's?
The plural of chemist's is chemists'.

Words near chemist's in the dictionary

  1. chemisorptions
  2. chemisorptive
  3. chemist
  4. chemist shop
  5. chemist shops
  6. chemist's
  7. chemist's shop
  8. chemist's shops
  9. chemistical
  10. chemistries
  11. chemistry

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