natural science
nat·u·ral sci·ence • n. (usu. natural sciences) a branch of science that deals with the physical world, e.g., physics, chemistry, geology, and biology. ∎ the branch of knowledge that deals with the study of the physical world.DERIVATIVES: nat·u·ral sci·en·tist n.
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