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Apothecary word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "apothecary" word

[noun] a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
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\A*poth"e*ca*ry\, n.; pl. {Apothecaries}. [OE. apotecarie, fr. LL. apothecarius, fr. L. apotheca storehouse, Gr. apo, fr. ? to put away; ? from + ? to put: cf. F. apothicaire, OF. apotecaire. See {Thesis}.] One who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes. Note: In England an apothecary is one of a privileged class of practitioners -- a kind of sub-physician. The surgeon apothecary is the ordinary family medical attendant. One who sells drugs and makes up prescriptions is now commonly called in England a druggist or a pharmaceutical chemist. {Apothecaries' weight}, the system of weights by which medical prescriptions were formerly compounded. The pound and ounce are the same as in Troy weight; they differ only in the manner of subdivision. The ounce is divided into 8 drams, 24 scruples, 480 grains. See {Troy weight}.

Synonyms for apothecary

chemist, druggist, pharmacist, pill pusher, pill roller

See also: caregiver | health care provider | health professional | pharmaceutical chemist | pharmacologist |

Related terms: antique store, clothiers, dispenser, dress shop, druggist, dry goods store, furniture store, fur salon, gallipot, gift shop, haberdashery, hat shop, hobby shop, ironmongery, luggage shop, package store, posologist, saddlery, secondhand shop, secondhand store, specialty shop, trimming store

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Let's analyse "apothecary" as pure text. This string has Ten letters in Five syllables and Four vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: YRACEHTOPA. Average typing speed for these characters is 2680 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: apothecary: 1 + 6 + 5 + 1 = 13, reduced: 4 (or 2 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Four.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: apothecary: 1 + 7 + 6 + 2 + 8 + 5 + 3 + 1 + 9 + 7 = 49, reduced: 4, and the final result is Four.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (2) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (1) 3 Empress Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (1) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
H (1) 8 Strength Couragous, Faithful, Caring
O (1) 15 Devil Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
P (1) 16 Tower Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
R (1) 18 Moon Patient, Determined, Strong
T (1) 20 Judgement Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
Y (1) 25 Knight of Wands Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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