chemist's
chemist's · chemists'
Synonym of pharmacy, especially when run as a small standalone shopSynonym of pharmacy, especially when run as a small standalone shop.
Meaning
1 senses(Australia, New Zealand, UK)Synonym of pharmacy, especially when run as a small standalone shop.
More definitions
- a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold
Origin
Clipping of chemist's shop, in the British use of chemist as a synonym for pharmacist.Clipping of chemist's shop, in the British use of chemist as a synonym for pharmacist.
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Forms
plural: chemists'Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold:drugstoreapothecary's shopchemist's shoppharmacy
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular