scienticide

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Scrabble points
16
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19
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/sɪˈɛntɪsaɪd/

Definition of scienticide

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (no-plural, rare)Destruction or debasement of scientific method, understanding, and/or infrastructure; a (figurative) killing of science.
    “In the AVNOJ-Yugoslav period, a significant network of educational-scientific and scientific-research institutions was developed. In the period of the Chetnik, tiral-fascist aggression, Sarajevo has experienced an actual scienticide.”
    “Their myths neglected the heredity, while their “research” activities were full of primitive mistakes and falsifications, and followed by the massive administrative terror that was supported by the government. It led to the broad “scienticide” in fSU.”

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Etymology

From scient- (stem of science) + -i- + -cide (“killing”).

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