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Coined by Edward Drinker Cope.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The protoplasm-producing energy, regarded as an antagonizing chemical force; the energy displayed by the elaboration of living from non-living matter. Full definition →
Coined by Edward Drinker Cope.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.