What does counterscientific mean?
Counterscientific means antiscientific.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
antiscientific.
In Ghosh's novel, a canonical western scientist is pitted against a counterscientific group of native folk-medicine practitioners led by Mangala, a subaltern in every conceivable meaning of the term.
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Counterscientific means antiscientific.
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In Ghosh's novel, a canonical western scientist is pitted against a counterscientific group of native folk-medicine practitioners led by Mangala, a subaltern in every conceivable meaning of the term.
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