vitalist

& a. [Eng. vital; -ist.] A. As subst.: A believer or supporter of Vitalism (q. v.).] B. As adjective: 1. Of or pertaining to Vitalism (q. v.). 2. Of or pertaining to the Germ-theory (q. v.). vi-tal-i-ty, subst . [Lat. vital it as , from vital is = vital (q. v.).J I. Ordinary Language : 1. Of or pertaining to the yolk of eggs, more 2. Colored like the yolk of an egg; dull-yellow, just turning to red. vitelline-duct, s. [VITELLICLE.] vitelline-membrane, s. Anatomy : The firm, transparent, vesicular membrane surrounding the yolk of an egg; the yolk-sac. Called also Zona pellucid a . vi-těl-lūs, s. [Lat. the yolk of an egg.] 1. Anat .: The yolk of an ovum or egg. It is a ma of granular protoplasm filling the vesicle, and having suspended in it a multitude of oil 1. The state of showing vital powers or cap a cig lobules of variable size. It contains also the ger- ties; the principle of animation or of life. 2. Animation; manifestation of life or lastingne ; life; as, an institution devoid of vitality . II. Biol .: (See extract.) "Considered apart from the phenomena of consciousne , the phenomena of life are all dependent upon the working of the same physical and chemical forces as those which are active in the rest of the world. It may be convenient to use the terms ' vitality ' and 'vital force' to denote the causes of certain great groups of natural operations, as we employ the names of electricity' and 'electrical force' to denote others; but it ceases to be proper to do so, if such a name implies the absurd a umption that either 'electricity' or ' vitality ' are entities playing the part of efficient causes of electrical or vital phenomena." -Huxley : Anat . Invert . Anim ., p. 9. vi-tal-i-za-tion, s . [Eng. vitaliz (e); -ation.] The act or proce of vitalizing; the act of infusing the vital principle.