vitalist

• Nom désignant une personne qui adhère à la doctrine du vitalisme, croyance selon laquelle les processus vitaux sont régis par une force vitale distincte des forces physiques et chimiques.

A noun referring to a person who adheres to the doctrine of vitalism, the belief that life processes are governed by a vital force distinct from physical and chemical forces.

1. Believer in vitalismC2formal

   A person who adheres to the doctrine of vitalism, which holds that life processes are not solely explained by physical and chemical laws but involve a vital force or principle.

   vitaliste

   • The vitalist argued that living organisms possess a unique life force.
   • Many early biologists were vitalists before the rise of modern biochemistry.
   • The debate between vitalists and mechanists shaped 19th-century biology.