biocentric

[ bahy-oh-sen-trik ]

/ ˌbaɪ oʊˈsɛn trɪk /

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adjective

centered in life; having life as its principal fact.

Nearby words

biobutanol, biocatalyst, biocellate, biocenology, biocenosis, biocentric, biochemical, biochemical oxygen demand, biochemical pathways, biochemical profile, biochemist

Origin of biocentric

First recorded in 1885–90; bio- + -centric

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Examples from the Web for biocentric

These questions belong to metaphysics, and vitalistic or biocentric conceptions may be valid in the metaphysical sphere.
John Dewey's logical theory|Delton Thomas Howard
The biologist, he thinks, "may now rightly regard the universe in its very essence as biocentric."
The Christian Faith Under Modern Searchlights|William Hallock Johnson

Word Origin and History for biocentric

biocentric

adj.

also bio-centric, 1889, from bio- + -centric. Anti-biocentric attested from 1882.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper