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biocentric

[ bahy-oh-sen-trik ]

/ ˌbaɪ oʊˈsɛn trɪk /

adjective

centered in life; having life as its principal fact.

Origin of biocentric

First recorded in 1885–90; bio- + -centric

Words nearby biocentric

biobutanol, biocatalyst, biocellate, biocenology, biocenosis, biocentric, biochemical oxygen demand, biochemical pathways, biochemical profile, biochemistry, biochip

Example sentences from the Web for biocentric

These questions belong to metaphysics, and vitalistic or biocentric conceptions may be valid in the metaphysical sphere.

John Dewey's logical theory |Delton Thomas Howard
The biologist, he thinks, "may now rightly regard the universe in its very essence as biocentric."

The Christian Faith Under Modern Searchlights |William Hallock Johnson