life science

noun

: a branch of science (such as biology, medicine, and sometimes anthropology or sociology) that deals with living organisms and life processes
usually used in plural
life scientist noun

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Halliburton, the services provider for oil and gas producers, and Danaher, the life sciences and diagnostics company, also jumped to gains of at least 8% after delivering better profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected. Stan Choe, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025 Driving Danaher’s topline guidance are the assumptions that biotechnology delivers about 5% revenue growth; life sciences revenue grows at a low-single digit rate; and that diagnostics is largely flat on an annual basis. Zev Fima, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025 Every incremental advance in writing technology will accelerate progress across the entire spectrum of life science, from agriculture to pharmaceuticals, and from materials science to planetary defense; DNA synthesis is, after all, the foundational tool for engineering biology and biomanufacturing. Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025 To Mazlish, a finance quant turned life sciences entrepreneur, the work seemed amenable to automation with a computer program. Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for life science

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First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of life science was in 1941

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“Life science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20science. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

life science

noun
: a branch of science (as biology, medicine, and sometimes anthropology or sociology) that deals with living things and life processes
usually used in plural

Medical Definition

life science

noun
: a branch of science (as biology and medicine) that deals with living organisms and life processes
usually used in plural
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