— hylozoic , adj. — hylozoist , n. — hylozoistic , adj. — hylozoistically , adv.
/huy'leuh zoh"iz euhm/ , n. Philos.
the doctrine that matter is inseparable from life, which is a property of matter.
[ 1670-80; HYLO- + zo- (s. of Gk zoé ) life + -ISM ]