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McScience

McScience noun: the unethical commercialization of science, as for example where results are deliberately misinterpreted in exchange for large grants from a corporation.

Noun

McScience (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, slang) The unethical commercialization of science, as for example where results are deliberately misinterpreted in exchange for large grants from a corporation.
    • 2004. Richard Horton, MMR Science & Fiction - Exploring the Vaccine crisis Granta Publications, London, United Kingdom. →ISBN.
      Chapter 3: "The Dawn of McScience"

Origin of McScience

From McDonald's, a well-known commercial venture, and science.

Questions about McScience

What does McScience mean?
McScience means the unethical commercialization of science, as for example where results are deliberately misinterpreted in exchange for large grants from a corporation.
What part of speech is McScience?
McScience is a noun.

Words near McScience in the dictionary

  1. MCRs
  2. McRury
  3. McRurys
  4. MCS
  5. McSally
  6. McScience
  7. MCSD
  8. MCSDs
  9. MCSE
  10. MCSEs
  11. McShan

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