Definition that contains living matter
- physical according with material things or natural laws (other than those peculiar to living matter)
- biomass the total mass of living matter in a given unit area
- autogenesis a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter
- abiogenesis a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter
- biont a discrete unit of living matter
- spontaneous generation a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter
- autogeny a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter
- contractility the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter