Definitions

life science

NOUN

any branch of natural science

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anthropology biological science biology ecology environmental science medicine natural science zoology

WEAK

animal biology bioscience botany science of life study of living things

Example Sentences

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If Washington imposed a 10% transaction fee on those bets, we would have about $40 billion to augment national investments in basic research, defense, life science and energy technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

His co-founder and co-CEO, Vik Bajaj, is a professor at Stanford’s School of Medicine who previously co-founded Google’s life science division, Verily.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Visser also pointed out that the AI start-up Anthropic External link, the developer of the Claude LLM, has been hiring more life science researchers as of late.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

Unlike doctors, they do not have to hold a medical degree, but they usually have a degree in a life science and have to undertake a two-year training course.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2024

Meanwhile, think over the sponge and its ways, and learn from it that out of the dry things of life, science weaves many a fairy tale.

From Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) Wonders of Earth, Sea and Sky by Holden, Edward Singleton