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crank science

crank science noun: pseudoscience; activity which appears to be science-like but is not founded on proper scientific methods.

Noun

crank science (usually uncountable, plural crank sciences)

  1. (derogatory, usually) Pseudoscience; activity which appears to be science-like but is not founded on proper scientific methods.
    • While global warming is far from "crank science", as the critics of Kyoto have called it, it is not the science any practising politician is likely to remember from high school, or voters readily comprehend.2001 June 21, London Review of Books

Forms of crank science

pluralcrank sciences

Questions about crank science

What does crank science mean?
Crank science means pseudoscience; activity which appears to be science-like but is not founded on proper scientific methods.
What part of speech is crank science?
Crank science is a noun.
What is the plural of crank science?
The plural of crank science is crank sciences.

Words near crank science in the dictionary

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  2. crank one's hog
  3. crank out
  4. crank pin
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  6. crank science
  7. crank sciences
  8. crank shaft
  9. crank shafts
  10. crank stock
  11. crank stocks

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