vital matter
11vital — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. essential, indispensable, necessary; life supporting; vivifying, invigorating; alive, live, vibrant, animate; fatal. See life, organic matter, necessity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Necessary] Syn.… …
12The Early Years Matter — is an organization created with the purpose of identifying and providing resources to parents and caregivers of young children between the ages of birth to five. The organization s primary objective is to provide practical knowledge about the… …
13Élan vital — For other meanings, see Elan Vital Élan vital , coined by French philosopher Henri Bergson in his 1907 book Creative Evolution , was translated in the English edition as vital impetus , but is usually translated by his detractors as vital force …
14St. Vital, Winnipeg — For the electoral division of Manitoba that includes the northerly part of this district of Winnipeg, see St. Vital (electoral district). Coordinates: 49°50′2″N 97°6′54″W / …
15a matter of life and death — I see life II a matter of vital importance * * * a matter of life and death see ↑life, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑death a matter of life and death : something that is extremely important and often involves decisions that will determine whether someone… …
16organic matter — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) The animate world Nouns 1. organic matter, organization, organized nature or world, animated or living nature, living beings; biogenesis, evolution, microevolution, natural selection; genetic engineering,… …
17crux of the matter — The main point or the most vital element of a discussion or argument is called the crux of the matter. The crux of the matter is that he s too old to live alone in that big house …
18a matter of life and death — a matter of vital importance. → life …
19Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
20Biology (Philosophy of) in the nineteenth century — Philosophy of biology in the nineteenth century Jagdish Hattiangadi THE PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY The emergence of biology as a unified subject Students of history and of biology share a common delight: as they study the details of any subject, they… …
