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chymist

chymist

9.9
A person who studies substances and how they change
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : químico
  • The chymist carefully analyzed the compounds to better understand their properties.

Examples

  • In the 17th century, a well-known chymist demonstrated the principles of chemical transformation.

  • LUNA welcomes Aries, chymists labor.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • As a student of history, she was fascinated by the writings of the ancient chymist Paracelsus.

Synonyms

chemist
vschymist
53 3.0

A scientist who studies chemicals and how they react

is the older spelling used historically instead of the modern form
chem
vschymist
  • Informal
6 9.5

A scientist who studies substances and works in a lab

is an older, dated spelling, not a casual or shortened name

Surface Forms

chymist singular
chymists plural

Morphology

chymist = chemist (transparent) = chym + ist

This sense is simply an old-fashioned spelling of 'chemist' with the same meaning; the relation is straightforward.

Etymology

Chymist is an old spelling of chemist, from the same root as chemistry and alchemy and the Arabic al-kīmiyā', meaning the 'art of change'. That's why a chymist simply meant someone who worked with chemicals or early scientific experiments.