Collocations for "scientist"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "scientist" in context.
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scientist
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [cell, gene, nuclear, physical, chemical] scientist
- a [revered, respected, pioneering, distinguished, mad, brilliant] scientist
- a well- [known, traveled, respected] scientist
- is a [resident, laboratory, supervising] scientist
- is an associate scientist at the [research center, university]
- leading scientists in the [field, domain]
- according to scientists at [NASA, the university]
- scientists are [developing, researching, working on]
- a new theory [developed, offered, published] by scientists
- a new [planet, fabric, cure] discovered by scientists
- [experiments, research, studies] conducted by scientists
- has been [rejected, dismissed, lauded, ruled out] by scientists
- slang: it doesn't take a rocket scientist to [see, understand]
- slang: what do I look like, a rocket scientist?
'scientist' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):