Meanings
nouniatrochemist (plural iatrochemists)
plural iatrochemists
- Someone who practices iatrochemistry.
Around 1604, Ribit and Mayerne helped a fellow Huguenot and iatrochemist named Jean Béguin establish a pharmaceutical laboratory in Paris, where he offered public lectures on chemical medicine.
2006, Philip Ball, The Devil's Doctor, Arrow, published 2007, page 374
Origin
Back-formation from iatrochemistry.
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iatrochemist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iatrochemist
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“iatrochemist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iatrochemist. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “iatrochemist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iatrochemist.
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