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• Biological Science: A contradiction in terms. -- The Ultimate Scientific Dictionary
• Flame Test: Trial by fire. -- The Ultimate Scientific Dictionary
• Sagan: The international unit of humility. -- The Ultimate Scientific Dictionary
• Eigen Function: The use to which an eigen is put. -- The Ultimate Scientific Dictionary
• Monomer: One mer. (Compare POLYMER). -- The Ultimate Scientific Dictionary
• Organic Chemistry: The practice of transmuting vile substances into publications.
  -- The Ultimate Scientific Dictionary...
• Polymer: Many mers. (Compare MONOMERS). -- The Ultimate Scientific Dictionary
• CAI: Acronym for "Computer-Aided Instruction". The modern system of training professional scientists without ever exposing them to the hazards and expense of laboratory work.
  Graduates of CAI-based programs are very good at simulated research....
• Scientific Method: The widely held philosophy that a theory can never be proved, only disproved, and that all attempts to explain anything are therefore futile.
  -- The Ultimate Scientific Dictionary...