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scientist

7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. scientist (noun)
  2. behavioral science (noun)
  3. natural science (noun)
  4. political science (noun)
  5. rocket scientist (noun)
  6. social science (noun)
  7. soil science (noun)

sci·en·tist

noun \ˈsī-ən-tist\

Definition of SCIENTIST

1
: a person learned in science and especially natural science : a scientific investigator
2
capitalized : christian scientist
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Origin of SCIENTIST

Latin scientia
First Known Use: 1834

Other Biology Terms

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