Synonyms for pharmacy
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Noun
1. Drugstore
drug store, chemist shop UK AU NZ, chemist UK AU NZ, chemist's shop UK AU NZ, chemist's UK AU NZ, apothecary's, dispensary dated, apothecary dated, druggist's shop dated US, apothecary's shop dated UK, druggist's dated
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Definitions
- n. 1
A place where prescription drugs are sold or dispensed.
Related words
- Word family
- pharmacian pharmacist pharmacology pharmacopole pharmacopolist
- Phrases
- community pharmacy retail pharmacy
Forms
- Plural
- pharmacies → chemists, dispensaries, apothecaries…
Example sentences
- pharmaceutics Food industry and pharmaceutics are brother and sister.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| pharmacy | steady | |
| pharmaceutics | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- chemist2
- 10 letters
- dispensary4, apothecary5
- 13 letters
- pharmaceutics
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (chemist2 = 2 syllables).