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The doctrine that all the functions of a living organism are due to an unknown vital principle distinct from all chemical and physical forces.

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  1. n. The doctrine that all the functions of a living organism are due to an unknown vital principle distinct from all chemical and physical forces.
  2. n. (philosophy) a doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistry
  3. The doctrine that all the functions of a living organism are due to an unknown vital principle distinct from all chemical and physical forces.
  4. The doctrine that all the functions of a living organism aredue to an unknown vital principle distinct from all chemical andphysical forces.
  5. n:100 n. (philosophy) a doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistry