"mad science" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mad sciences [plural]
Etymology: Back-formation from mad scientist. Etymology templates: {{bf|en|mad scientist}} Back-formation from mad scientist Head templates: {{en-noun}} mad science (plural mad sciences)
  1. Science as practiced by a mad scientist
    Sense id: en-mad_science-en-noun-NuGBES9Y Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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