vitalism

1. The theory or doctrine that life processes arise from or contain a nonmaterial vital principle and cannot be explained entirely as physical and chemical phenomena.

2. A doctrine that the functions of a living organism are due to a principle distinct from physicochemical forces.

3. A doctrine that the processes of life are not explicable by the laws of physics and chemistry alone and that life is in some part self-determining.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
vitalism	13	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
limits	8
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8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
vitalism	13