as in pharmacists
a person who prepares drugs according to a doctor's prescription
let's ask the chemist whether it's safe to take these two drugs together
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To understand these reactions at a quantum level, theoretical chemists even use specialized software packages to streamline their research and automate the simulation process.
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2025
While theoretical chemists use computation software to convert this into simulations that look much like 3D movies, AutoSolvateWeb can achieve the same output through a chatbot-like interface with the user.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2025
As many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists -- 75% of the research program's staff -- could be laid off, according to documents reviewed by Democratic staff on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
—arkansasonline.com, 19 Mar. 2025
In recent experiments, the team of chemists noticed that when water droplets move around — like in windblown sea spray, for instance — those droplets tend to develop different electrical charges.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 19 Mar. 2025
The results of this recent experiment are strikingly similar (pun intended) to a 1952 experiment by University of Chicago chemists Stanley Miller and Harold Urey, who zapped a bottle of water vapor, methane, ammonia, and hydrogen gas with an electrical spark and got amino acids.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 19 Mar. 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate its scientific research arm, firing as many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists, according to documents reviewed by Democrats on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2025
In addition to chemists and biologists, the science office also employs physicians, nurses, hydrologists and experts who focus on plants, soils and wetlands.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2025
Similarly, in 1975 chemists were able to produce DMS in the lab using hydrogen sulfide, methane and electricity, proving that life isn't necessary for its creation.
—Perri Thaler, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2025
While theoretical chemists use computation software to convert this into simulations that look much like 3D movies, AutoSolvateWeb can achieve the same output through a chatbot-like interface with the user.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2025
As many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists -- 75% of the research program's staff -- could be laid off, according to documents reviewed by Democratic staff on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
—arkansasonline.com, 19 Mar. 2025
In recent experiments, the team of chemists noticed that when water droplets move around — like in windblown sea spray, for instance — those droplets tend to develop different electrical charges.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 19 Mar. 2025
The results of this recent experiment are strikingly similar (pun intended) to a 1952 experiment by University of Chicago chemists Stanley Miller and Harold Urey, who zapped a bottle of water vapor, methane, ammonia, and hydrogen gas with an electrical spark and got amino acids.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 19 Mar. 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate its scientific research arm, firing as many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists, according to documents reviewed by Democrats on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2025
In addition to chemists and biologists, the science office also employs physicians, nurses, hydrologists and experts who focus on plants, soils and wetlands.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2025
Similarly, in 1975 chemists were able to produce DMS in the lab using hydrogen sulfide, methane and electricity, proving that life isn't necessary for its creation.
—Perri Thaler, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Chemists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chemists. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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