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crank sciences

crank sciences is the plural of crank science.

Meaning of crank science

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

Questions about crank sciences

What is crank sciences the plural of?
Crank sciences is the plural of crank science.

Words near crank sciences in the dictionary

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

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