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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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Together, they represent the physical sciences, life sciences and social sciences, and they host studies that have not yet been through peer review.

From Science Daily

This business allows life sciences companies opportunities to market products and services directly to consenting patients.

From Barron's

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

Other drug companies have also said there is little appetite to invest in the UK which successive governments have insisted is a life sciences superpower.

From BBC

We have a responsibility to press for policies that strengthen, rather than erode, the preventive foundations that American households, health systems, and life sciences investors rely on.

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