Synonyms for proto-science
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
An unscientific or pseudoscientific field of study which later becomes or spawns a science (e.g., astrology led to astronomy, alchemy led to chemistry, and, most generally, natural philosophy led to science).
Related words
- Word family
- protoscientific protoscientist
- Other spellings
- protoscience
Forms
- Plural
- proto-sciences → ur-sciences…