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drug·store
also drug store (drŭg′stôr′)n.
1. A pharmacy.
2. A store that contains a pharmacy and also sells products such as toiletries, cosmetics, household goods, and snacks.
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drugstore
(ˈdrʌɡˌstɔː)n
(Commerce) US and Canadian a shop where medical prescriptions are made up and a wide variety of goods and sometimes light meals are sold
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drug′store`
or drug′ store`,
n.
the place of business of a druggist, usu. also selling toiletries, cosmetics, stationery, etc., and sometimes soft drinks and light meals.
[1800–10, Amer.]
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chemist's
– drugstore – pharmacy1. 'chemist's'
In Britain, a chemist's or chemist is a shop where you can buy medicine, cosmetics, and some household items.
She bought a couple of bottles of vitamin tablets at the chemist's.
He bought the perfume at the chemist in St James's Arcade.
2. 'drugstore'
In the United States, a shop where you can buy medicine and cosmetics is called a drugstore. In some drugstores, you can also buy simple meals and snacks.
3. 'pharmacy'
A pharmacy is the place within a chemist's or drugstore, or within a supermarket or other business, where you can get prescription drugs.
Check in the pharmacy section of the drugstore.
In Britain, a chemist's is often referred to as a pharmacy.
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| Noun | 1. |  drugstore - a retail shop where medicine and other articles are soldpharmacopoeia - a collection or stock of drugs |
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drugstore
[ˈdrʌgstɔːr] n (US) → pharmacie-droguerie f, drugstore mdrug-taker [ˈdrʌgteɪkər] n → consommateur/trice m/f de droguedrug-taking [ˈdrʌgteɪkɪŋ] n → consommation f de drogue(s)drug trafficker n → trafiquant(e) m/f de droguedrug trafficking n → trafic m de droguedrug user n → consommateur/trice m/f de drogueCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
drug
(drag) noun1. any substance used in medicine. She has been prescribed a new drug for her stomach-pains.
2. a substance, sometimes one used in medicine, taken by some people to achieve a certain effect, eg great happiness or excitement. I think she takes drugs; He behaves as though he is on drugs.
verb – past tense, past participle drugged – to make to lose consciousness by giving a drug. She drugged him and tied him up.
ˈdruggist noun (American) a person who sells medicines etc; a chemist; a pharmacist.
ˈdrug-ˌaddict noun a person who has formed the habit of taking drugs.
ˈdrugstore noun (American) a shop which sells various articles (eg cosmetics, newpapers and soft drinks) as well as medicines.
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