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apothecary

[ uh-poth-uh-ker-ee ]

noun

plural apothecaries.
  1. a druggist; a pharmacist.
  2. a pharmacy or drugstore.
  3. (especially in England and Ireland) a druggist licensed to prescribe medicine.


apothecary

/ əˈ±èɒθɪ°ìÉ™°ùɪ /

noun

  1. an archaic word for pharmacist
  2. law a chemist licensed by the Society of Apothecaries of London to prescribe, prepare, and sell drugs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of apothecary1

1325–75; Middle English (< Old French ) < Medieval Latin ²¹±è´Ç³Ù³óŧ³¦Äå°ù¾±³Ü²õ seller of spices and drugs, Late Latin: shopkeeper, equivalent to Latin ²¹±è´Ç³Ù³óŧ³¦ ( a ) shop, storehouse (< Greek ²¹±è´Ç³Ù³óḗkŧ; apo-, theca ) + -Äå°ù¾±³Ü²õ -ary
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of apothecary1

C14: from Old French apotecaire, from Late Latin ²¹±è´Ç³Ù³óŧ³¦Äå°ù¾±³Ü²õ warehouseman, from ²¹±è´Ç³Ù³óŧ³¦a, from Greek ²¹±è´Ç³Ù³óŧ°ìŧ storehouse
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He stashes the weapon he took from the guard booth in a nearby apothecary cabinet before popping another lorazepam and climbing into bed.

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“It’s like a little apothecary chest where there are all these different drawers in front of me that I can use,†Bates explains of her acting process.

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There are more than 50 Chinese herbal apothecaries in the Los Angeles area, according to Willie So, sales director of Chinatown-based Solstice Medicine, a leading distributor of traditional Chinese medicine products since 1979.

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Called the Bohemian Chemist, it’s a dispensary with the vibe of an Art Deco apothecary.

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A few minutes later, I walked up the street to an herbal apothecary that offers rose quartz crystals alongside dropper-bottle tinctures labeled “Happiness.â€

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