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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to or involving the theory of vitalism.
  • Noting the vital-germ theory of contagion (which see, under vital).

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Biol.) Pertaining to, or involving, vitalism, or the theory of a special vital principle.

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  • adjective Of or pertaining to vitalism

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