vital function
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of vital function
First recorded in 1795–1805
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“They’re primarily insectivorous here in the United States, and so they’re just going out to eat, and they’re performing this vital function for us,” Curtis said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"This finding was never anticipated. Chemokine-driven locomotion is a vital function of the immune system, but a totally different function as compared to the J chain!"
From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2024
The museum serves a vital function in preserving pinball past and present.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
With "The McCartney Legacy," the authors perform a vital function, affording readers with the first in-depth study of McCartney's transition from Beatle Paul into solo superstardom.
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2022
The Hibernation both of animal and vegetative organisms shows two poles of vital function; Life and Consciousness passing into the Recessive, or potential, mode during such winter-sleep.
From Feminism and Sex-Extinction by Arabella Kenealy
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