#78 apothecary

#78 apothecary- an archaic word for chemist, someone to prescribe, prepare, and sell drugs

-C14 from Old French apotecaire, from Latin apothecarius- warehouseman, from Greek apotheke- storehouse

The apothecary provided Romeo with a dram of poison.

Give me an ounce of civet, good apothecary, to sweeten my imagination.

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