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life science

American  

noun

  1. any science that deals with living organisms, their life processes, and their interrelationships, as biology, medicine, or ecology.

life science British  

noun

  1. any one of the branches of science concerned with the structure and behaviour of living organisms, such as biology, botany, zoology, physiology, or biochemistry Compare physical science See also social science

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life science Scientific  

  1. Any of several branches of science, such as biology, medicine, and ecology, that study the structural and functional organization of living organisms and their relationships to each other and the environment.

  2. Compare physical science

Other Word Forms

  • life scientist noun

Etymology

Origin of life science

First recorded in 1940–45

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Because the method can prolong the viability of biological materials, it has the potential to benefit many areas of life science research and application.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

His co-founder and co-CEO, Vik Bajaj, is a professor at Stanford’s School of Medicine who previously co-founded Google’s life science division, Verily.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

He said the cutting edge science it would support could ultimately lead to quantum computing being used in areas such as "life science, materials, chemistry, and fundamental physics".

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

Visser also pointed out that the AI start-up Anthropic External link, the developer of the Claude LLM, has been hiring more life science researchers as of late.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

As to the origin of the special organization called life, science has nothing to say.

From Joseph Smith as Scientist A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy by Widtsoe, John Andreas

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