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pharmacian

pharmacian noun: synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicines.

Noun

pharmacian (plural pharmacians)

  1. (archaic, rare) Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicines.
    • The analogy of these bases to metallic oxides and their valuable applications in medicine have rendered the class a favourite study with both chemists and pharmacians.1843, Thomas Graham, Robert Bridges, Elements of Chemistry, page 657
    Synonyms:
    pharmacist

Synonyms of pharmacian

Forms of pharmacian

pluralpharmacians

Origin of pharmacian

From pharmacy + -ian, probably after the model of French pharmacien.

Questions about pharmacian

What does pharmacian mean?
Pharmacian means synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicines.
What part of speech is pharmacian?
Pharmacian is a noun.
What is the plural of pharmacian?
The plural of pharmacian is pharmacians.

Words near pharmacian in the dictionary

  1. pharmaceutically
  2. pharmaceuticals
  3. pharmaceutics
  4. pharmaceutist
  5. pharmaceutists
  6. pharmacian
  7. pharmacians
  8. pharmacic
  9. pharmacies
  10. pharmacist
  11. pharmacists

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