pharmacy
gb/fˈɑɹməsi/ us/fˈɑɹməsi/
A2
Engels
~ 2800
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Zelfstandig naamwoord
A2
entity
1
Store selling medicines
A store where you can buy medicine and health products.
Gebruikspatroon:
to go to [a pharmacy]
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners may confuse 'pharmacy' (the place) with 'pharmacist' (the person who works there).
Synoniemen
drugstore (Common in American English; often also sells general goods.)
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chemist (Used in British English for a store that sells medicines.)
Woordcombinaties
local pharmacy
|online pharmacy
|community pharmacy
|chain pharmacy
|pharmacy counter
Thema's
health
|shopping
|daily life
|daily_life
Voorbeelden
- I need to stop by the pharmacy to pick up my prescription.
- There’s a 24-hour pharmacy near the hospital.
- She works at a small community pharmacy downtown.
- Many people now use an online pharmacy for convenience.
- The pharmacy was out of the medication I needed.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- I go to the pharmacy to get my pills.
- The pharmacy is next to the bank.
- My father works in a pharmacy.
- I buy vitamins from the pharmacy.
Zelfstandig naamwoord
B1
entity
2
Science of preparing medicines
The study or work of making and giving medicine.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Sometimes confused with 'pharmaceuticals' (the drugs themselves).
Synoniemen
pharmaceutics (More technical term used in academic contexts for the science of drug formulation.)
Woordcombinaties
study pharmacy
|pharmacy degree
|pharmacy school
|pharmacy profession
Thema's
health
|science
Voorbeelden
- She decided to study pharmacy at university.
- Pharmacy has advanced greatly with modern technology.
- He has a degree in pharmacy and works at a hospital.
- Pharmacy requires knowledge of chemistry and biology.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- I want to study pharmacy.
- My sister works in pharmacy.
- Pharmacy is about making medicine.
Grammatica
Lemmavorm
pharmacy
IPA
GB/fˈɑɹməsi/
US/fˈɑɹməsi/
Lettergrepen en klemtoon
phar - macy (2 lettergrepen)
Stress on 1st syllable (phar)
Woordvormen
Noun
- Base: pharmacy
- Plural: pharmacies, pharmacy
Woordfamilie
Forms
pharmacies
noun
Core family
pharmacist
noun B1
pharmaceutical
adjective C1
Related words
pharmacology
noun C1
pharmacologist
noun
Uitdrukkingen
pharmacy counter
1/fˈɑɹməsi kˈaʊntɚ/
fixed phrase
Counter for selling medicine
The place in a store where you get medicine or give a prescription.
Voorbeelden
- You can drop off your prescription at the pharmacy counter.
- Please wait for your name to be called at the pharmacy counter.
pharmacy school
1/fˈɑɹməsi skˈul/
fixed phrase
School for pharmacist training
A school where people learn how to be pharmacists.
Voorbeelden
- He applied to three different pharmacy schools.
- Pharmacy school usually takes four years to complete.
pharmacy technician
1/fˈɑɹməsi tɛknˈɪʃən/
fixed phrase
Person assisting pharmacists
A person who helps a pharmacist prepare and give medicine to people.
Voorbeelden
- The pharmacy technician prepared the prescription for the pharmacist to check.
- She is training to become a pharmacy technician.