chemist
/ˈkemɪst/noun
उच्चारण केमिस्ट
दवा-विक्रेता; रसायनज्ञ
Basic word
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(BrE) a person whose job is to prepare and sell medicines, and who works in a shop (American pharmacist, druggist); (chemist's) a shop that sells medicines, soap; a scientist who studies chemistry
दवा-विक्रेता; रसायनज्ञ
- the chemist's shop
- a research chemist
- Ask the chemist for something for your cough.
+ 5 more examples
- I bought the medicine at the chemist's on the corner.
- The chemist explained how to take the tablets.
- A chemist found a safer way to make the dye.
- She trained as a chemist at university.
- Chemists at the lab tested the water sample.
Synonyms pharmacist druggist apothecary scientist
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
chemist (person, BrE) = pharmacist
In British and Indian English, a chemist is a person who prepares and sells medicines, usually in a shop.
British और भारतीय English में chemist वह व्यक्ति है जो दवाइयाँ तैयार करके बेचता है, प्रायः दुकान में।
- The chemist gave me a strip of tablets.
- Ask the chemist if the medicine has side effects.
the chemist's / at the chemist's
The shop is called the chemist's or a chemist's shop; use at or to with the shop, not the person.
दुकान को the chemist's या a chemist's shop कहते हैं; दुकान के लिए 'at' या 'to' आता है।
- I bought the cough syrup at the chemist's.
- She went to the chemist's for some plasters.
chemist (scientist)
A chemist is also a scientist who studies chemistry, in laboratories, factories or universities.
Chemist वह वैज्ञानिक भी है जो प्रयोगशालाओं, कारखानों या विश्वविद्यालयों में रसायन-विज्ञान का अध्ययन करता है।
- She works as a research chemist in a pharmaceutical company.
chemist vs pharmacist vs druggist
Pharmacist is the formal and American word, druggist is older American, and chemist is the usual British word for the shop; in India both chemist and pharmacist are used.
Pharmacist औपचारिक और अमेरिकी शब्द है, druggist पुराना अमेरिकी शब्द है और chemist दुकान के लिए British शब्द है; भारत में chemist और pharmacist दोनों चलते हैं।
- In America people say pharmacy, but in England they say chemist's.
+Collocations 4
adjective + chemist
localresearchindustrialqualifiedclinical
- The local chemist stays open until ten at night.
verb + chemist
askconsultvisitgo tocall
- Consult a chemist if you are unsure about a dose.
chemist + noun
shopcounterprescriptionassistantlicence
- The chemist counter was crowded with people.
chemist + preposition
at the chemist'sfrom the chemistwith a chemistfor a chemistof a chemist
- I picked up the medicine from the chemist.
“More examples 5
- The chemist asked for the doctor's prescription before handing over the antibiotics.
chemist ने antibiotics देने से पहले डॉक्टर का पर्चा माँगा।
- Radhika's uncle is a chemist who runs a shop near the hospital.
राधिका के चाचा chemist हैं और अस्पताल के पास दुकान चलाते हैं।
- A chemist at the laboratory discovered a new dye.
प्रयोगशाला के एक chemist ने एक नया रंग खोजा।
- The chemist's shop was closed on Sunday.
रविवार को chemist की दुकान बंद थी।
- She trained for four years to become a qualified chemist.
उसने योग्य chemist बनने के लिए चार साल प्रशिक्षण लिया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ I went to chemist to buy a tablet.
✓ I went to the chemist's to buy a tablet.
The shop needs the article and the possessive form chemist's.
दुकान के लिए article और possessive रूप chemist's आवश्यक है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: in British and Indian English, chemist means a person who sells medicines (also 'chemist's shop' or 'medical store'); it also means a scientist who studies chemistry.
प्रयोग में British और भारतीय English में chemist का अर्थ दवाएँ बेचने वाला व्यक्ति है ('chemist's shop' या 'medical store' भी); इसका अर्थ रसायन-शास्त्र का अध्ययन करने वाला वैज्ञानिक भी है।
Chemist, /ˈkemɪst/, with ch pronounced /k/.
Chemist, /ˈkemɪst/, ch की ध्वनि /k/।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Prafulla Chandra Ray founded Bengal Chemicals (1901), India's first pharmaceutical company.
प्रफुल्ल चंद्र राय ने Bengal Chemicals (1901) की स्थापना की, जो भारत की पहली औषधि कंपनी थी।