life science
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- noun
- /laɪf ˈsaɪəns/
:
ciencia de la vida
- Researchers in life science study living organisms to understand their processes and interactions.
- biology and life science
- field of life science
- life science course
And that's part of the reason why we've got funding stagnation for NIH and in the life sciences in general.
- And that's part of the reason why we've got funding stagnation for NIH and in the life sciences in general.
Examples
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In 1957, federal funding of the life sciences stood at only $30 million yearly.
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Because of its potential to combat disease and old age, life science is a well-funded research field.
Academic text (2005) -
The questions included more general material from life science, earth science, and chemistry.
Academic text (1996) -
Certainly, additional examples need to be drawn from the life sciences, and content needs to be shifted.
Academic text (2012) -
But as technology keeps advancing, new positions in the life sciences will be created, and hiring will continue.
Academic text (2005) -
In recent years, we have engaged children in the life sciences as a way of integrating reading and science instruction.
Academic text (2012) -
Approximately 10 percent of these degrees are in the life sciences and health fields (NCES 2005).
Academic text (2008) -
The online encyclopedia spans the range of life sciences, with more than 3,000 original signed articles.
Academic text (2002) -
The exams were positively assessed for content validity and test construction by three college life-science professors.
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The field of life science includes subjects such as biology, botany, and zoology.
Synonyms
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Areas of science that study living things like cells, animals and plants
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The study of living things, like animals, plants, and cells, and how they work
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound combines 'life' (living things) and 'science' (a field of study) in a straightforward compositional way, so its meaning — sciences that study living organisms — is directly inferable from the constituents. This noun‑noun formation is cross‑linguistically common and follows standard English compound formation, so a B1 learner who knows both words should understand it.
Etymology
Life science was made by joining life and science to name the group of subjects that study living things. Because it pictures science looking at life, it now means 'sciences that study living organisms'.