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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of the sciences, such as physics, chemistry, astronomy, and geology, that analyze the nature and properties of energy and nonliving matter.
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- noun An encompassing term for the branches of
natural science and science that study non-living systems, in contrast to the biological sciences.
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- noun the physical properties, phenomena, and laws of something
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