scientific discipline

NOUN
21 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

scientific discipline is a valid 21-letter word worth 32 points in Scrabble and 39 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1C3I1E1N1T1I1F4I1C3D2I1S1C3I1P3L1I1N1E1
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =32 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 64TRIPLE WORD → 96
MEANING

What does scientific discipline mean?