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scientific

12 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. scientific (adjective)
  2. scientific creationism (noun)
  3. scientific empiricism (noun)
  4. scientific management (noun)
  5. scientific method (noun)
  6. scientific name (noun)
  7. scientific notation (noun)
  8. scientific perspective (noun)
  9. scientific skepticism (noun)
  10. scientific socialism (noun)
  11. scientific stone (noun)
  12. International Scientific Vocabulary (noun)

sci·en·tif·ic

adj \ˌsī-ən-ˈti-fik\

Definition of SCIENTIFIC

: of, relating to, or exhibiting the methods or principles of science
— sci·en·tif·i·cal·ly \-fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Origin of SCIENTIFIC

Medieval Latin scientificus producing knowledge, from Latin scient-, sciens + -i- + -ficus -fic
First Known Use: 1589

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Rhymes with SCIENTIFIC

anaglyphic, beatific, calorific, colorific, felicific, frigorific, hieroglyphic, honorific, soporific, South Pacific, sudorific, tenebrific

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