living organism

collocation in English

meaningsoflivingandorganism

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withorganism.
living
adjective
uk
/ˈlɪv.ɪŋ/us
/ˈlɪv.ɪŋ/
alive ...
See more atliving
organism
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɔː.ɡən.ɪ.zəm/us
/ˈɔːr-/
a single living plant, animal, ...
See more atorganism

(Definition oflivingandorganismfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofliving organism

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Finally, a combination of organic compounds formed one that could be called alivingorganism.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The morphological phenotype of alivingorganismis an extremely complex and dynamic system.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Genetic material allows the tissue of alivingorganismto respond to outside challenges with a certain degree of variability.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They carry out completely different functions, they are tied together and complement one another just as different functions do in alivingorganism.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thelivingorganismis very complex - part digital and part analogy mechanisms.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He aroused my curiosity for the secrets of thelivingorganism.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thelivingorganismsurvives such change because it properly assimilates the new particles of matter by having them caught up in its life processes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Rewording, 'vital force ' is excessive free energy that generates in alivingorganismand maintains its existence.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thinking is always a capacity of alivingorganism, a human being that is interacting with the physical and the social environment.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There is also, of course, the theory that to be the same person there must be the samelivingorganism.
From theCambridge English Corpus
To feng shui believers, the universe is alivingorganism.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In alivingorganism, lipid membranes seem to be ubiquitous.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Free energy surplus provides alivingorganismwith the necessary resources to grow.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, active transport and the whole metabolic network cannot proceed without the prevalence of free energy contribution over the entropy contribution in alivingorganism.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It was proved that they possess some signs of internal and external activity characterizing alivingorganism.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofliving
Go to the definition oforganism
See other collocations withorganism