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scientific racism

scientific racism noun: racism presented as, or purported to be supported by, science.

Noun

scientific racism (uncountable)

  1. Racism presented as, or purported to be supported by, science.
    • The appearance underlines past incidents in which Pinker has encountered criticism for his association with advocates of so-called “human biodiversity”, which other academics have called a “rebranding” of racial genetic essentialism and scientific racism.2025 June 7, Jason Wilson, “Harvard author Steven Pinker appears on podcast linked to scientific racism”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Synonyms of scientific racism

Questions about scientific racism

What does scientific racism mean?
Scientific racism means racism presented as, or purported to be supported by, science.
What part of speech is scientific racism?
Scientific racism is a noun.

Words near scientific racism in the dictionary

  1. scientific notation
  2. scientific paper
  3. scientific papers
  4. scientific problem
  5. scientific problems
  6. scientific racism
  7. scientific racist
  8. scientific racists
  9. scientific research
  10. scientific researches
  11. scientific romance

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