n.
The philosophical doctrine holding that all matter has life, which is a property or derivative of matter.
[Greek hūlē, matter + Greek zōē, life + -ISM.]
hylozoic hy'lo·zo'ic adj.hylozoist hy'lo·zo'ist n.
hylozoistic hy'lo·zo·is'tic (-zō-ĭs'tĭk) adj.
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