iatrochemist

English

Etymology

Back-formation from iatrochemistry.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ia‧tro‧che‧mist

Noun

iatrochemist (plural iatrochemists)

1. Someone who practiced iatrochemistry.
   • 2006, Philip Ball, The Devil's Doctor, Arrow 2007, p. 374:

     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.