popper

Nouns

  • (n) British philosopher (born in Austria) who argued that scientific theories can never be proved to be true, but are tested by attempts to falsify them (1902-1994) Karl Popper, Sir Karl Raimund Popper,
  • (n) a container of stimulant drug (amyl nitrate or butyl nitrite)
  • (n) a container for cooking popcorn

Synonyms

Karl Popper Sir Karl Raimund Popper

Words of close approximity

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