The word "harmful" in the last paragraph most probably means ______.

A．English is a sexist language
B．only in the scientific world is the role of women increasing rapidly
C．women are making significant contributions to eliminating the inadequacy of our language
D．male nouns or pronouns should not be used to refer to the scientists

A．cultural groups that are formed by scientists
B．people whose knowledge of science is very limited
C．the scientific community
D．people who make good contribution to science