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elan vital

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Noun

(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 vital force vitality

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vital henri louis bergson henri bergson bergson life-sustaining elan critical suspended animation nucleic acid biochemical mechanism more...

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