Iatrochemist

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who practices iatrochemistry.

    "Around 1604, Ribit and Mayerne helped a fellow Huguenot and iatrochemist named Jean Béguin establish a pharmaceutical laboratory in Paris, where he offered public lectures on chemical medicine."

Example

More examples

"Around 1604, Ribit and Mayerne helped a fellow Huguenot and iatrochemist named Jean Béguin establish a pharmaceutical laboratory in Paris, where he offered public lectures on chemical medicine."

Etymology

Back-formation from iatrochemistry.

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