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chemists'

chemists' is the plural of chemist's.

Meaning of chemist's

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

Questions about chemists'

What is chemists' the plural of?
Chemists' is the plural of chemist's.

Words near chemists' in the dictionary

  1. chemistry
  2. chemistry read
  3. chemistry reads
  4. chemistry set
  5. chemists
  6. chemists'
  7. chemitype
  8. chemitypes
  9. chemitypic
  10. chemitypy
  11. Chemke syndrome

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