| NOUN | phenomenon | vital force, life force, vitality, elan vital | (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms |
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| Meaning | (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms. | |
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| Synonyms | life force, vitality, elan vital | |
| Category | biology, biological science | The science that studies living organisms |
| Broader | force | (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity |
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