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chemist's shop

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

Noun

chemist's shop (plural chemist's shops)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK) Synonym of pharmacy, especially when run as a small standalone general store.
    Synonyms:
    pharmacy

Synonyms of chemist's shop

Forms of chemist's shop

pluralchemist's shops

Origin of chemist's shop

In British, Australian, and New Zealand English chemist is a synonym for pharmacist.

Questions about chemist's shop

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

Words near chemist's shop in the dictionary

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

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