Chemist's

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of pharmacy, especially when run as a small standalone shop. Australia, British, New-Zealand

    "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."

  2. 2
    a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold wordnet

Synonyms

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pharmacyapothecaryapothecary shopapothecary's shopchemistchemist's shop

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"Tom lives on the left side of the street, opposite the chemist's."

Etymology

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

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