…the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death…
…the time taken for the radioactivity of a specified isotope to fall to half its original value…
…gain a wide experience of the world, especially its more pleasurable aspects…
…the length of time for which a person or animal lives or a thing functions…
…the animals, especially the invertebrates, that live in ponds or stagnant water…
…life as it is lived in reality, involving unwelcome as well as welcome experiences, as distinct from a fictional world…
…the activities and experiences that constitute a person’s normal existence…
…a future state or existence, especially seen as very different from the present…
…an expression of one’s acceptance of a situation, however difficult…
…a person who counsels and encourages clients on matters having to do with careers or personal challenges…
…a sleeveless buoyant or inflatable jacket for keeping a person afloat in water…
…a skill that is necessary or desirable for full participation in everyday life…
…a table of statistics relating to life expectancy and mortality for a given category of people…
…the length of time for which an item remains usable, fit for consumption, or saleable…
…a painting or drawing of an arrangement of objects, typically including fruit and flowers and objects contrasting with these in texture, such as bowls and glassware…
…relating to or denoting a life insurance policy that pays a specified amount only on the death of the person insured…
…(especially of locomotives or other railway equipment) worn out or outdated…
…an innate desire for self-preservation, manifest in hunger, self-defensive aggression, and the sexual instincts…
…a right to property that a person holds for life but cannot dispose of further…
…the sciences concerned with the study of living organisms, including biology, botany, zoology, microbiology, physiology, biochemistry, and related subjects…
…maintenance of the vital functions of a critically ill or comatose person or a person undergoing surgery…
…the expected span of a person’s life or a thing’s existence under normal circumstances…
…a person’s personal relationships, interests, etc., as distinct from their public or professional life…
…the production or action of computer programs or computerized systems that simulate the behavior, population dynamics, or other characteristics of living organisms…
