| Main Entry: | protoscience |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a set of beliefs or theories that have not yet been tested adequately by the scientific method but which are otherwise consistent with existing science; a new science working to establish itself as legitimate science |
| Example: | Astrobiology and memetics are often considered protosciences. |
| Etymology: | 2000-2004 |
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |