mwanakemia

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Meaning

A scientist who studies chemistry, the substances things are made of and how they change when they combine.

Good to know

M/wa class noun, plural wanakemia; built like mwanasayansi (scientist) with mwana, one of. A pharmacist who sells medicine is mfamasia, not mwanakemia.

Examples

• Marie Curie alikuwa mwanakemia maarufu.Marie Curie was a famous chemist.
• Mwanakemia huyo anafanya kazi katika maabara ya chuo.That chemist works in the university laboratory.
• Wanakemia waligundua dawa mpya ya malaria.Chemists discovered a new malaria drug.

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