Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chemist's

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
chemist's
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of pharmacy, especially when run as a small standalone shop.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

chemists' (plural)

Synonyms

pharmacy drugstore apothecary's shop chemist's shop

Questions

What does chemist's mean?
Synonym of pharmacy, especially when run as a small standalone shop.
Where does chemist's come from?
Clipping of chemist's shop, in the British use of chemist as a synonym for pharmacist.

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