pharmaceutical chemist
- noun
- /ˌfɑːrməˈsuːtɪkəl ˈkɛmɪst/
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químico farmacéutico
- During the conference, the pharmaceutical chemist presented her research on the safety of vaccines.
Examples
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As a skilled pharmaceutical chemist, she developed a new medication to treat chronic pain.
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Mary graduated in 1924, and Mac completed work for his certificate as a Pharmaceutical Chemist.
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The pharmaceutical chemist analyzed the effects of the new drug on patients in clinical trials.
Synonyms
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A scientist who studies drugs and how they affect the body
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'pharmaceutical' (relating to drugs/pharmacy) modifies 'chemist' (a person who works with medicines/chemistry), so the overall sense 'a chemist who works with pharmaceuticals' is predictable from the parts. This follows a common noun-modifier pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The noun pharmaceutical chemist joins pharmaceutical (about 'medicines') and chemist (a person who works with chemicals). Picture a scientist in a lab making and testing medicines, so it means 'a trained person who studies and develops drugs'.