SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scientific research mean? 

• SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (noun)
  The noun SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH has 1 sense:

1. research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses

  Familiarity information: SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

research project; scientific research

Hypernyms ("scientific research" is a kind of...):

research (systematic investigation to establish facts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scientific research"):

big science (scientific research that requires massive capital investment but is expected to yield very significant results)

biological research (scientific research conducted by biologists)

experiment; experimentation (the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation)

Instance hyponyms:

Human Genome Project (an international study of the entire human genetic material)

 Context examples 

The person(s) in charge of a clinical trial or a scientific research grant.

(PI, NCI Dictionary)

An individual who conducts scientific research.

(Investigator, NCI Thesaurus)

Standard treatments are based on the results of scientific research and are currently accepted and widely used.

(Alternative medicine, NCI Dictionary)

An organization with the capability and competency to perform scientific research, experiments and measurements.

(Laboratory, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

The Association is also actively involved in advocating for scientific research and for the rights of people with diabetes.

(American Diabetes Association, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-profit NCI-supported organization with the purpose of promoting excellence in the quality and integrity of clinical and basic scientific research in the field of gynecologic malignancies.

(Gynecologic Oncology Group, NCI Thesaurus)

The Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation is a national, non-profit health foundation whose mission is declared as the prevention and early detection of cancer through scientific research and education.

(Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation, NCI Thesaurus)

Today, optical spectrometers are essential tools in industry and almost all fields of scientific research.

(Nanowires replace Newton’s famous glass prism, University of Cambridge)

Dyes can also be used as therapeutic agents and test reagents in medicine and scientific research.

(Dye, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

In them, no economic activity is allowed—no matter how sustainable—except tourism and scientific research.

(Brazilian savanna unprotected, study finds, Agência Brasil)