vitalism
(noun) (philosophy) a doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistry
Source: WordNet® 3.1
vitalism (countable and uncountable, plural vitalisms)
The doctrine that life involves some immaterial "vital force", and cannot be explained scientifically.
Source: Wiktionary
Vi"tal*ism, n. (Biol.)
Definition: The doctrine that all the functions of a living organism are due to an unknown vital principle distinct from all chemical and physical forces.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 June 2025
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
