chemist's - drugstore

chemist's - drugstore
'chemist's'
In Britain, a chemist's or chemist is a shop where you can buy medicine, cosmetics, and some household items.

I found her buying bottles of vitamin tablets at the chemist's.

He bought the perfume at the chemist in St James's Arcade.

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'drugstore'
In the United States, a shop where you can buy medicine and cosmetics is called a drugstore. In drugstores, you can also buy simple meals and snacks.
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'pharmacy'
A chemist's or drugstore can be referred to formally as a pharmacy.
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  • drugstore — drug‧store [ˈdrʌgstɔː ǁ stɔːr] noun [countable] a shop where you can buy medicines, beauty products etc; = chemist Bre * * * drugstore UK US /ˈdrʌgstɔːr/ noun [C] US (UK chemist) ► COMMERCE a store where you can buy medicines, beauty products,… …   Financial and business terms

  • chemist — chem‧ist [ˈkemst] also chemist s noun [countable] shop where you can buy medicines, beauty products etc; = DRUGSTORE AmE * * * chemist UK US /ˈkemɪst/ noun [C] ► a person who studies chemistry, or a scientist who works with chemicals …   Financial and business terms

  • drugstore — chemist s chemist s n. a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold; a {drugstore}. [British] Syn: drugstore, apothecary s shop, chemist s shop, dispensary, pharmacy. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chemist's — n. a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold; a {drugstore}. [British] Syn: drugstore, apothecary s shop, chemist s shop, dispensary, pharmacy. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • drugstore — n. a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold. Syn: apothecary s shop, chemist s, chemist s shop, dispensary, pharmacy. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chemist — drugstore, pharmacy …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • chemist's — noun a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold • Syn: ↑drugstore, ↑apothecary s shop, ↑chemist s shop, ↑pharmacy • Derivationally related forms: ↑pharmaceutic (for: ↑pharmacy) …   Useful english dictionary

  • drugstore — n. (esp. AE; BE has chemist s) at, in a drugstore (he works at/in a drugstore) * * * [ drʌgstɔː] in a drugstore (he works at/in a drugstore) (esp. AE; BE has chemist s) at …   Combinatory dictionary

  • chemist — chem|ist [ kemıst ] noun count * 1. ) a scientist who studies chemistry: a brilliant young research chemist 2. ) BRITISH someone who works in a DRUGSTORE preparing and selling medicines 3. ) chemist or chemist s BRITISH a DRUGSTORE …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • chemist's shop — noun a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold • Syn: ↑drugstore, ↑apothecary s shop, ↑chemist s, ↑pharmacy • Derivationally related forms: ↑pharmaceutic (for: ↑pharmacy), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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